His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service

His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service
Agency overview
Formed2011; 13 years ago (2011)
Preceding agencies
TypeExecutive agency
JurisdictionAll courts and tribunals in England and Wales
Non-devolved tribunals in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Headquarters102 Petty France
London, SW1
Employees16,265[1]: 109 
Annual budget£2 billion (gross expenditure 2019–2020)[1]: 166 
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Nick Goodwin, Chief Executive
Parent departmentMinistry of Justice
Key document
Websitegov.uk/hmcts
Map
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England and Wales in the UK and Europe

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]

  1. ^ a b "Annual Report and Accounts 2019-20" (PDF). Ministry of Justice.
  2. ^ a b "Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service". Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 2 April 2011.