Dear all,
I am delighted to be able to tell you that another 30 courts have been added to the professional access (ID card) scheme, that allows members of the Bar to gain easier access to the courts.
The new courts, which will be part of the scheme from today, are:
- Birmingham Crown Court
- Birmingham Crown Court Annex
- Bournemouth Combined Court
- Bradford Combined Court
- Burnley Combined Court
- Burnley Magistrates’ Court
- Cardiff Magistrates’ Court
- Central Criminal court
- Coventry Combined Court
- Derby Combined Court
- Durham Crown
- Gloucester Crown Court
- Great Grimsby Combined Court Centre
- Guildford Magistrates’ & County Court
- Harrow Crown Court
- Hereford Crown Court
- Inner London Crown
- Iselworth Crown Court
- Lincoln Crown Court
- Medway Magistrates’ Court
- Merthyr Law Courts (Combined)
- Newport Crown Court
- Norwich Combined Court
- Oxford Combined Court
- Peterborough Combined
- Preston Magistrates’ Court
- Swansea Magistrates’ Court
- Swindon Combined Court
- Taunton Crown Court
- Teeside Combined Court
To obtain your Bar Council electronic ID card, log into your MyBar account, click on ‘HMCTS Court Access Pilot’ and follow the instructions to access your digital ID card.
I hope to be able to announce a further tranche of participating courts in December.
The full list of the courts now participating in the scheme can be found here.
If anyone has any problems with the scheme please contact the Bar Council’s Services team.
Richard Atkins QC
Chair of the Bar
