His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 2011 |
| Preceding agencies | |
| 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: 109 |
| Annual budget | £2 billion (gross expenditure 2019–2020): 166 |
| Minister responsible |
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| Agency executive |
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| Parent department | Ministry of Justice |
| Key document | |
| Website | gov |
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England and Wales in the UK and Europe | |
| This article is part of the series: Courts of England and Wales |
| Law 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.
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.