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HMCTS online event, 21 January 2021: Court safety for legal professionals

This event provides information on the arrangements in place at courts and tribunals to meet the Government’s COVID-secure requirements and Public Health guidelines.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service
• Published: 22 January 2021
• Last updated: 18 February 2021 — See all updates

This news article was withdrawn on 3 October 2022

This page has been withdrawn as the event has passed and some guidance may be out of date. You can still watch a recording of the event on our YouTube channel.

The webinar panel included:

• Paul Harris – Director of Operations, HMCTS (Host)
• Susanne Howes - Consultant in Health, Public Health England
• Craig Robb - Deputy Director, Governance and Assurance, HMCTS
• Mark Evans - Deputy Director, COVID-19 response unit, HMCTS
• Mark Stewart - Acting Courts and Tribunals Director, HMCTS
• Will Breame - Deputy Director, COVID-19 Response & Recovery, Central Operations and Tribunals Scotland, HMCTS
• Louise Alexander - HR Director, HMCTS

HMCTS webinar: Court safety for legal professionals

If you attended, or have watched the recording, it would be great if you could take 2 minutes to fill out our post event survey. This really helps us to improve these events for the future.

We invited questions to be submitted in advance of the webinar. We have published answers to the questions received before and during the online event.

Please also find links to all our current and up-to-date guidance relating to our approach to court and tribunal safety during the coronavirus pandemic:

• Weekly operational summary and how to subscribe
• Reporting COVID-19 incidents
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): courts and tribunals planning and preparation
• Keeping court and tribunal buildings safe, secure and clean
• What to expect coming to a court or tribunal
• Kevin Sadler, HMCTS CEO blog on working together in the safest way possible to keep justice going
• HMCTS/PECS custody suite safety blog

Published 22 January 2021
Last updated 18 February 2021 + show all updates

1. 18 February 2021

   updated questions and answers document.

2. 9 February 2021

   Updated the questions and answer document

3. 5 February 2021

   Operational questions and anwser document updated.

4. 29 January 2021

   Questions and answers published.

5. 22 January 2021

   First published.