This page provides a list of links to the most recent Policy and Policy Development Documents published by the Court and Tribunals Service.
Documents in the Publication's section of the website are provided in a range of formats for customers. Adobe PDF is a the preferred format as customers can download the file keeping the authors intended document structure. You can download and install a free version of Adobe Acrobat Reader which is required for opening and viewing pdf files by using this link to go to the Adobe website.
Please click on the relevant title to view the documents. You may also click on the heading of each column to sort by Date, Title, Summary or Status.If you wish to search for a particular publication please type keywords into the Search box on the top right-hand side of the screen. This will search the entire website. Please use this link for more help on searching.
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Some of the documents from this section of our website have been archived. If you are not able to find what you are looking for, you should in the first instance check the list of archived Policy and Policy Development documents, which can be found by using this link. Should you require a copy of any document you see listed in the archived Publications page you can contact the Communications Group by email or by telephone on 028 9041 2385 and our team will happy to provide the same for you.
Documents published on this site before 12 April 2010 are designated as "pre-devolution". Some are of an historical nature and will remain unchanged as they are provided solely for reference.
Information leaflets about how to use Courts and Tribunals services which still carry our old title and logo are in the process of being renamed and re-branded. We would wish to make clear that the material they contain is still valid. We thank you for your co-operation during this updating process.