Medway Magistrates' Court and Family Court
Visit or contact us:
Address
The Court House
The Brook
Chatham
ME4 4JZ
Additional information
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Opening times
- Court open
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Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
- Enquiries
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contactcrime@justice.gov.uk
(Crime customer service centre, if your case number has a mixture of letters and numbers, please use this email)
- Enquiries
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sjs@justice.gov.uk
(Single Justice Service Centre)
- Enquiries
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KentMC@justice.gov.uk
(Local Admin, for all other queries, please use this email address)
- Enquiries
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family.medway.countycourt@justice.gov.uk
(for all Family matters)
- Family court
- divorceunitbse@justice.gov.uk
- Social security and child support
- sscs_bradford@justice.gov.uk
Telephone
- Enquiries
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01634 830 232
(Local Admin, for all other queries please call this number from 9am to 5pm)
- Enquiries
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03308 084 407
(Crime customer service centre, if your case number has a mixture of letters and numbers, please call this number)
- Enquiries
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0300 303 0656
(Single Justice Service Centre if your query relates to a Single Justice case)
- Enforcement
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0300 123 9252
(Customer Contact Centre )
- Witness service
- 0300 332 1000
- Social security and child support
- 0300 123 1142
Building facilities
If you have a disability and need help coming to a hearing, please contact 01634 830 232.
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Disabled access
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Disabled access and toilet.
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Hidden Disabilities Sunflower network
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Lanyards available on request.
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Assistance dogs
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Assistance dogs are welcome
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Hearing Loop
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Loop hearing facilities are available in Court 2.
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Interview room
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Private interview rooms are available in this Court.
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Baby changing facility
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Baby changing facilities are located on the first floor.
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Video facilities
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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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Medway Magistrates' Court and Family Court
This location handles
- Adoption (opens in new tab)
- Childcare arrangements if you separate from your partner (opens in new tab)
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Crime
- Divorce hearings (opens in new tab)
- Domestic abuse (opens in new tab)
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Single justice procedure
Make a complaint
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Court codes for legal professionals
Magistrates' Court location code: 1966
DX: 157180 Chatham 13
Professional users’ court and tribunal access scheme
This location participates in this scheme
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