---
type: "Public Authority"
title: "HM Courts and Tribunals Service"
description: "Court administration authority for selected England and Wales criminal-response and probate routes."
status: "observed"
assertion_status: "official"
jurisdiction: "england-and-wales"
observed_at: "2026-08-07"
sources:
  - id: "govuk-single-justice-procedure"
    title: "Single justice procedure notices"
    resource: "https://www.gov.uk/single-justice-procedure-notices"
    author: "organisation:hm-courts-and-tribunals-service"
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
  - id: "govuk-applying-for-probate"
    title: "Applying for probate"
    resource: "https://www.gov.uk/applying-for-probate"
    author: "organisation:hm-courts-and-tribunals-service"
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
---

# HM Courts and Tribunals Service

HMCTS provides the selected
[England and Wales court response route](../services/england-wales-speeding-court-route.md).
Its single justice guidance expressly distinguishes Scotland and Northern
Ireland. A court, not this bundle, determines an individual case.

HMCTS also provides the selected
[England and Wales probate route](../services/england-wales-probate-estate.md).
That route is distinct from Scottish confirmation and Northern Ireland
probate; the court determines an application.
