Training and support
Our Courts and Tribunals Service Centres are improving efficiency in magistrates’ courts by handling most phone enquiries centrally. This reduces court workloads and speeds up case processing, benefitting professionals and the public.
Interpreters are a vital part of the justice system. Through their skills we meet our duty to provide access to justice and ensure everyone involved in a hearing can understand proceedings.
Our latest podcast offers an insightful look into the collaboration between HMCTS and the University of Reading, providing law students with valuable real-world experiences in the criminal justice system.
Understanding the justice system can be complicated at the best of times, but in partnership with the National Justice Museum our team at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court have been working to provide an insight for young people as part of their studies.
Mike Williams, Deputy Director of Service Excellence at HMCTS, writes about how we are improving court accessibility and supporting people who have disabilities or require reasonable adjustments.
Following Miriam Davidson’s blog on our signposting strategy Charlotte Rook, at Support Through Court, shares what happens after we signpost a person to their charity for help.
Our business architecture team is sharing knowledge and learning from its work on the HMCTS Reform Programme with other public sector bodies.
Find out how colleagues at the Royal Courts of Justice Group have been working to improve access to justice for users with accessibility needs.
Head of User Inclusion and Engagement, Miriam Davidson, explains our signposting strategy to help people access the support they need.
Find out how we developed our safeguarding policy to protect people who might be at risk of abuse and neglect.
