24/04/2011
Small change to CCBC Rules of Membership
Since the upgrade two years ago, the CCBC system has been producing a new warrant number following re-issue of
a warrant. You may be aware of this change, however CCBC Rules of Membership have been updated to reflect this. 

Part 5.17.3
The Rule changed from 'The warrant will retain the original warrant number following reissue' to 'A new warrant
number will be provided following reissue'.

14/04/2011
Court closures
On the 14th December 2010, Jonathan Djanogly, the Justice Minister, announced to Parliament, the Lord Chancellor's
decisions on Court reform. Following consultation, it was decided that 142 courts across England and Wales would
close, 49 of these are County Courts.
Closures will range from courts merging to single sites, sites being used for hearings only and complete closure. 
By implementing these changes, there will be savings for the taxpayer in running costs across the spending review
period.


No.
County Court
Date
Transfer to/ Close
205
Grantham
29/07/2011
Boston
268
Melton Mowbray
30/09/2011
Leicester
276
Newark
30/09/2011
Nottingham
2085
Skegness
01/04/2011
Boston
363
Wellingborough
30/09/2011
Kettering
2569
Worksop
01/04/2011
Mansfield
311
Rugby
30/09/2011
CJC Nuneaton
339
Stourbridge
30/09/2011
Dudley
340
Stratford Upon Avon
30/09/2011
CJC Leamington Spa
155
Burton Upon Trent
01/04/2013
TBC
197
Evesham
30/09/2011
Worcester
237
Kidderminster
30/09/2011
Worcester
257
Ludlow
30/09/2011
Telford
289
Oswestry
30/09/2011
Telford
306
Redditch
30/09/2011
Worcester
322
Shrewsbury
30/09/2011
Telford
346
Tamworth
30/09/2011
Burton
174
Chorley
30/09/2011
Preston
235
Kendal
30/09/2011
N/A
292
Penrith
29/07/2011
Carlisle
304
Rawtenstall
30/09/2011
Burnley/Accrington
373
Whitehaven
20/05/2011
Workington
316
Salford
05/08/2011
Manchester
284
Northwich
29/07/2011
Crewe/Chester
360
Runcorn
29/07/2011
Warrington
330
Southport
29/07/2011
Liverpool
1928
Goole
01/04/2011
Doncaster
118
Barnsley
01/04/2011
Barnsley Magistrates
186
Dewsbury
01/04/2012
Huddersfield
234
Keighley
01/04/2012
Bradford/Skipton
297
Pontefract
01/04/2012
Wakefield
128
Bishop Auckland
13/07/2011
Darlington/Durham
177
Consett
13/07/2011
Durham/Gateshead
1619
Harlow
01/04/2011
Chelmsford
1168
Huntingdon
01/04/2011
Peterborough (admin only)
225
Hitchin
30/06/2011
Luton
277
Newbury
01/07/2011
Reading
111
Ashford
15/07/2011
Canterbury
196
Epsom
15/07/2011
Guildford & Reigate
 
Gravesend
01/04/2011
Dartford
2947
Haywards Heath
15/07/2011
Brighton
168
Cheltenham
30/06/2011
Gloucester
293
Penzance
01/07/2011
Truro
300
Poole
30/06/2011
Bournemouth
353
Trowbridge
01/04/2012
Chippenham Magistrates
231
Ilford
01/04/2012
Romford/Bow/Stratford
101
Aberdare
28/07/2011
Merthyr
 
Chepstow
01/04/2011
Newport
298
Pontypool
29/07/2011
Blackwood

When will the closures take place?
Implementation of the court closure programme will begin April 2011 and will last until September 2014.

How will the closures impact on you?
CPC Only Claims - if the court you normally issue is closed you will be required to select an alternative court
within your data file.

CCBC Claims - no change
Judgment Requests - no change
Warrants Requests - if the court you normally issue in is closed, you will be required to select an alternative
Warrant Re-issue - if the court you wish the warrant to be re-issued to is closed, you would need to select an
alternative court
Pre-judgment transfers - if the court of transfer is closed, you would need to select an alternative court and file your
allocation questionnaire with the new court
Post-judgment transfers - if the court of transfer is closed, you would need to select an alternative court and file your
application with the new court
Systems in place to assist you?
At present there is a postcode re-mapping exercise taking place and court jurisdictions are being aligned to new parishes
which need to be supported by a Practice Direction.  Once completed:

The court computer systems will be updated to reflect courts that have been closed.
You will be informed in good time when you will be required to select alternative courts as part of your data file to give
you a chance to update your systems.
At present, please continue to submit your data files in the normal way. 

The HMCTS Court Finder tool on the Ministry of Justice website will also be updated to enable you to pinpoint the new court
jurisdictions according to parishes.  
 
NB. It is not possible to confirm when the postcode mapping computer programs with the new court jurisdictions
will be available in the public domain. Please be aware of the impact of this on your internal working practices. 
Please note that all Court change information is subject to change.
If one of the courts closing is your local court, please contact them directly for specific closure arrangements
for applications, hearings etc.

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT YOU SHOULD SUBMIT YOUR DATAFILES, REQUESTS AND APPLICATIONS ETC.
IN THE NORMAL WAY TO CCBC UNTIL YOU ARE INSTRUCTED TO CHANGE PROCEDURES.

21/03/2011 Spring Newsletter
From 4th April 2011 a new Fees Order comes into force and the cost of some applications will increase.
Any incorrect fees received after 3rd April 2011 will be returned to the sender and the updated fee will be payable.


Rule
Application type
Current fee
Revised fee
2.6
Application on notice where no other fee specified
£75
£80
2.7
Application by Consent or without notice where no other fee is specified
£40
£45
2.9
Application to vary a Judgment or suspend enforcement
£35
£40
7.1
High Court Writ of Execution
£50
£60


Allocation Questionnaire fee for cases between £1500 and £5000 will increase from £35 to £40.
Allocation Questionnaire fee for cases over £5000 will increase from £200 to £220.

For information only - MCOL Customers Only: 
8.2 - on a request for a further attempt at execution of a Warrant at a new address increases from £25.00 to £30.00.

Merger with the Tribunals Service
From the 4th April 2011, HMCS is merging with the Tribunals service. From this date cheques should be made payable to HMCTS.
CPC/CCBC e-mail addresses will also change to incorporate this merger:-(’hmcourts-service’ will be replaced with ’hmcts’)

Requests for judgment
Important Reminder
Please remember that all requests for judgment (excluding judgment by determination) along with all notices of
discontinuance/withdrawal and paid notifications should be sent by data file.
Manual requests will not be processed unless you have contacted our office for permission to send these manually due to
temporary data transfer problems.
If you are unable to send data electronically, and have not already done so, please contact the CPC Manager immediately
to arrange for testing.

Re-classification of defendant responses
Please note that the CCBC correspondence managers can only re-classify a response to a claim made by a defendant if there has
been a clear classification error (e.g. the defendant is just saying he cannot afford to pay the debt), they cannot decide
on the validity of other issues raised, as they are not legally trained.
If you wish a judicial decision made on the response, then you need to either make an Application to strike out the response,
with the required fee, or apply to transfer the case out.

Enforcement Updates
Please note we are unable to give updates regarding enforcement action processed by another County Court. You will need to
address this type of correspondence with that Court directly. Please do not send correspondence into us of this nature.

Customer letters to defendants
Please ensure your letters to defendants give the up-to-date fees, e.g. some customers are still stating that a Certificate of
Satisfaction (N441A) costs  £10.00, rather than the current fee of £15.00.
This fee will not change on the 4th April 2011.