# HM Courts and Tribunals Service

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    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:
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        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.