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

We invited questions to be submitted in advance of the webinar. We received 141 by email and used the first half of the online event to answer the issues that had been raised in advance.

We received another 330 questions live during the webinar. By the end of Friday 29 January 2021, we expect to have published written responses to the questions we received.

Any questions or comments relating to a specific court or tribunal have been shared with local teams to review and take action.

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.

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