COURTS THAT ARE (OR MAY BE) CLOSED ON THE 25th, 27th AND 29th SEPTEMBER 2023

The weekly HMCTS update reports that a number of courts are closed due to industrial action.  The update lists those courts that were closed last Friday. Presumably there is a strong probability that the same courts will be closed on the 27th and 29th September.

THE UPDATE AND COURTS THAT ARE AFFECTED

“Following a recent ballot of PCS trade union members employed by our security contractor, some court and tribunal security officers took industrial action on Friday 22 September. The action is expected to continue on 25, 27 and 29 September.

Where we have reason to believe people with hearings will be impacted by the action we will make contact with details of alternative arrangements.

On Friday, the following sites were closed to the public:

Blackpool County Court and Family Court, Bradford And Keighley Magistrates’ Court and Family Court, Bradford Tribunal Hearing Centre (Phoenix House), Burnley Magistrates’ Court, Chester Civil Justice Centre, Darlington Magistrates’ Court and Family Court, Gateshead Magistrates’ Court and Family Court, Grimsby Magistrates’ Court and Family Court, Harrogate Justice Centre, Huddersfield County Court and Family Court, Kirklees (Huddersfield) Magistrates’ Court and Family Court, Leeds Employment Tribunal – (City Exchange), Leeds Social Security and Child Support Tribunal (York House), Leyland Family Court, Manchester Civil Justice Centre, Lincoln Magistrates’ Court, Lincoln County Court, Manchester Tribunal Hearing Centre – Alexandra House (ET), Manchester Tribunal Hearing Centre – Piccadilly Exchange (IAC), North Shields County Court and Family Court, Prestatyn Justice Centre, Scarborough Justice Centre, Skipton Magistrates’ and County Court, Stockport Magistrates’ Court and Family Court, Tameside Magistrates’ Court, Wakefield Civil and Family Justice Centre, Welshpool Magistrates’ Court, Wigan and Leigh Magistrates’ Court, Wirral Magistrates’ Court, York County Court and Family Court.

Please check the Find a Court or Tribunal website for the latest information on each of our buildings.”