Christmas and New Year courts and tribunals opening times 2026
What was announced
Details of courts and tribunals opening times over the Christmas and New Year bank holidays.
Key points, in the publisher's words
- Some courts and tribunals will have different opening arrangements over the Christmas and New Year period.
- On Thursday 24 December 2026, only county and family courts, Crown Courts, the High Court, Court of Appeal (Royal Courts of Justice and Rolls Building) and some tribunals will be closed. Magistrates’ courts and our Scotland tribunal offices will open on this day. In Scotland, all tribunal offices will be closed on Monday 4 January 2027.
- Some magistrates’ courts will be open for remand hearings only on Saturday 26 December and Monday 28 December 2026 and Friday 1 January and Saturday 2 January 2027.
Who and where
UK bodies of power
- HM Courts & Tribunals Service (executive agency) · more news
Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
Topics, as GOV.UK files them: Courts, sentencing and tribunals.
Receipt
- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/christmas-and-new-year-courts-and-tribunals-opening-times-2026
- Published 2026-11-06 11:59:29 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-11-06 12:00:44 UTC from GOV.UK
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