His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service

His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service

Agency overview
Formed	2011; 13 years ago (2011)
Preceding agencies	Her Majesty's Courts Service Tribunals Service
Type	Executive agency
Jurisdiction	All courts and tribunals in England and Wales Non-devolved tribunals in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Headquarters	102 Petty France London, SW1
Employees	16,265[1]: 109
Annual budget	£2 billion (gross expenditure 2019–2020)[1]: 166
Minister responsible	Mike Freer MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Agency executive	Nick Goodwin, Chief Executive
Parent department	Ministry of Justice
Key document	Framework document
Website	gov.uk/hmcts
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Criminal courts Supreme Court of the United Kingdom Court of Appeal Lord Chief Justice Court of Appeal judge High Court of Justice President of the King's Bench High Court judge Crown Court List of Crown Court venues Circuit judge Recorder Magistrates' courts District judge Justice of the peace / lay magistrates
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His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice. It was created on 1 April 2011 (as Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service) by the merger of Her Majesty's Courts Service and the Tribunals Service.^[2]

The agency is responsible for the administration of the courts of England and Wales, the Probate Service and tribunals in England and Wales and non-devolved tribunals in Scotland and Northern Ireland. It works from about 600 locations across the United Kingdom.^[2]