Reading Magistrates' Court and Family Court
Visit or contact us:
Castle Street
Reading
RG1 7TQ
Write to us:
Social security cases
HMCTS Benefit Appeals
PO Box 12626
Harlow
CM20 9QF
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Opening times
- Court open
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Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
- Telephone enquiries answered
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Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
- Counter open
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Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
- Enquiries
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TV-BerkshireMCEnq@justice.gov.uk
(Local Admin, for all other queries please call this number)
- 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 call this number)
- Social security and child support
- contactsscs@justice.gov.uk
Telephone
- Enquiries
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0118 9801 800
(Local Admin, for all other queries please call this number)
- Payments
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01869 853 290
(from 9am to 5pm)
- Payments
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0300 790 9901
(from 9am to 5pm)
- Enquiries
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0300 303 0656
(Single Justice Service Centre if your query relates to a Single Justice Case )
- Social security and child support
- 0300 123 1142
- Enquiries
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03308 084 407
(Crime customer service centre)
- Witness service
- 0300 332 1315
- Fax
- 0870 324 0038
Building facilities
If you have a disability and need help coming to a hearing, please contact 0118 9801 800.
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Disabled access
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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.
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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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The building has hearing enhancement facilities available by prior arrangement. Please contact the Court office by telephone or email if necessary.
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Interview room
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4 interview rooms are available on the ground floor
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Baby changing facility
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Baby changing facilities are available in the disabled toilets on the ground 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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Reading Magistrates' Court and Family Court
This location handles
- Childcare arrangements if you separate from your partner (opens in new tab)
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Crime
- Domestic abuse (opens in new tab)
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Single justice procedure
- Benefits (opens in new tab)
Make a complaint
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Court codes for legal professionals
Magistrates' Court location code: 1920
Family Court location code: 305
DX: 151160 Reading 25
Professional users’ court and tribunal access scheme
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HMCTS Common Platform
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