Maidstone Magistrates' Court

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The Courthouse
Palace Avenue
Maidstone
ME15 6LL

Write to us:

The Courthouse
The Brook
Chatham
ME4 4JZ

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Email

Enquiries
contactcrime@justice.gov.uk

(Crime customer service centre, if your case number has a mixture of letters and numbers, please use this email)

Enquiries
sjs@justice.gov.uk

(Single Justice Service Centre)

Enquiries
KentMC@justice.gov.uk

(Local Admin, for all other queries, please use this email address)

Telephone

Enquiries
01634 830232

(Local Admin, for all other queries please call this number from 9am to 5pm)

Enquiries
03308 084 407

(Crime customer service centre, if your case number has a mixture of letters and numbers, please call this number)

Enquiries
0300 303 0656

(Single Justice Service Centre if your query relates to a Single Justice case)

Enforcement
0300 123 9252

(Customer Contact Centre )

Witness service
0300 332 1000

Building facilities

If you have a disability and need help coming to a hearing, please contact 01634 830232.

Disabled access

This building has a ramp to the building entrance, a lift between the ground floor and the first floor, and level access in to court rooms and hearing rooms.  

Hidden Disabilities Sunflower network

Lanyards available on request.

Assistance dogs

Assistance dogs are welcome.

Hearing Loop

The building has hearing enhancement facilities available by prior arrangement.  Please contact the Court office by telephone or email if necessary.

Interview room

Five interview rooms are available at this court.

Baby changing facility

Baby changing facilities are available in the disabled toilets on the ground floor  

Video facilities

Court/hearing room video conferencing facilities and prison to court video link facilities are available (by prior arrangement)

Translators or Interpreters

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Maidstone Magistrates' Court

This location handles

  • Crime

  • Single justice procedure

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Court codes for legal professionals

Magistrates' Court location code: 1960

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