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| Formed | 2011 |
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| 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 |
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| Parent department | Ministry of Justice |
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| Website | gov |
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| This article is part of the series: Courts of England and Wales |
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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]
- ^ a b "Annual Report and Accounts 2019-20" (PDF). Ministry of Justice.
- ^ a b "Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service". Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 2 April 2011.