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HMCTS is an executive agency, in contrast with the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service which is a non-ministerial government department. However, it is unique in being such an agency and having constitutional accountability to judges as well as the Lord Chancellor.
Her Majesty's Courts Service carried out the administration and support for the Court of Appeal, the High Court, the Crown Court, the magistrates' courts, the County Court and the Probate Service in England and Wales.
For all courts: the HMCTS CourtFinder gives details of every court, including details of which share premises with crown courts or magistrates' courts. Specific Save where references are given to publication in the London Gazette, the Statutory Instruments listed below were published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office and the date that the ...
In England and Wales, a magistrates' court is a lower court which hears matters relating to summary offences and some triable either-way matters.Some civil law issues are also decided here, notably family proceedings.
Section 85(4) of the County Courts Act 1984 states: It shall be the duty of every constable within his jurisdiction to assist in the execution of every such warrant. This is rarely used and if the police are called they will generally be there to prevent a breach of the peace.
The Central Criminal Court, better known as the Old Bailey, is the Crown Court centre for the City of London.. In the system of courts of England and Wales, the Crown Court deals with serious criminal charges and with less serious charges where the accused has elected trial at the Crown Court instead of trial at a magistrates' court.
Communicourt is a legal services company, based in Birmingham [1] in the West Midlands, United Kingdom.It provides Non-Registered Intermediaries for defendants in criminal proceedings and respondents in family proceedings in the United Kingdom.
Court Security Officers may be Civil Servants who work for the Ministry of Justice - Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS), [7] or they may work for a private company, such as G4S [9] or Mitie. [10] [11] One of their main roles, regardless of employment, is access control and searches of people and possessions on entry. [8]