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<p>Tribunals have continued to sit during the covid-19 lockdown restrictions by making
use of online and remote technology to hear cases and ensure continued access to justice
for users. Face to face hearings are now starting to resume where it is safe to do
so in line with comprehensive and ongoing risk assessments.</p><p>Having responded
effectively to the immediate crisis, HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is
now fully focused on recovering its operations to increase courts and tribunals capacity
to deal both with normal workloads across jurisdictions and outstanding cases. HMCTS
has recently published a progress update on its recovery plans.</p><p>assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/896779/HMCTS368_recovery_-_COVID-19-_Overview_of_HMCTS_response_A4L_v3.pdf</p>
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