Tag: 2026

The press release issued by the Ministry of Justice on 20 June 2026.

Streets will be safer as thousands of offenders are to be banned from drinking alcohol during the World Cup this summer as part of the Government’s commitment to cut booze-fuelled crime.

• Offenders to be fitted with innovative tags that measure alcohol intake 24/7
• Drinking expected to soar as fans tune in to football games from pubs and at home
• Tags help to protect our streets from £21 billion cost of booze-fuelled crime

Statistics show that around 7,300 criminals either released from prison or serving a community sentence will be forced to wear alcohol tags at some point during the tournament. 

The innovative tags work around the clock and quickly detect if an offender has been drinking by analysing their sweat. If an offender dares to have a drink, an alert is sent to their probation officer who can take action to punish them, such as an order to return to court or even prison. 

The tags are accurate enough to distinguish between those simply soaking up the atmosphere at pubs and fan zones where alcohol is present, and those risking a red card by actively drinking. 

The move comes as police forces and local authorities prepare for increased demand during the tournament, with alcohol often linked to incidents of violence, anti-social behaviour and disorder around major football fixtures. 

The technology is playing a significant role in the Government’s mission to take back our streets from alcohol-fuelled harm, which the National Audit Office estimate costs the UK economy £21 billion a year. 

Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending Minister Lord Timpson said: 

Major sporting events should be a time for the country to come together and enjoy the game, not for alcohol-fuelled violence and disorder to ruin the occasion. 

Having this tech fixed around the ankle is the wake-up call to offenders and leaves them with the sobering thought that one slip-up could send them to jail.

New tagging technology is a critical tool in our efforts to punish offenders, cut reoffending and keep the public safe, and the evidence is increasingly proving its effectiveness. 

Offenders who are banned from consuming alcohol by the courts have remained sober for 97% of the days they have been tagged since the technology was first rolled out in 2020. 

They monitor alcohol bans for offenders on community sentences handed down by judges or magistrates and can also be used as a licence condition for prison leavers. Roughly 20% of those supervised by probation are classified as having a drinking problem. 

As part of the Government’s action to make streets safer, tens of thousands more criminals will be tagged over the next three years as part of a major technology expansion. 

The Government is also introducing, for the first time, a presumption that all prison leavers will be tagged on release as part of intensive supervision with the Probation Service keeping a closer eye on offenders’ behaviour.  

It is increasing probation funding by up to £700 million extra by 2028/29, including the recruitment of at least 1,300 additional probation officers over the next year. This will help deliver tougher, more effective supervision of violent offenders and better protect the public. 

Further information: 

• It is expected that around 7,300 offenders will wear an alcohol tag at some point during the World Cup, with around 5,000 already fitted with a tag when the tournament started and a further 2,300 expected to receive new orders. 
• This is based on the average daily rate of new start Alcohol Monitoring orders, extrapolated for the duration of the World Cup. 
• Statistics show offenders on community orders are complying with alcohol bans for 97% of the time 
• The Crime Survey indicated that 39% of victims of serious offences believed that alcohol played a factor in the incident (The nature of violent crime: appendix tables – Office for National Statistics
• Statistics show that around 20% of offenders managed in the community by the Probation Service had an identified “alcohol need” (Identified needs of offenders in custody and the community from OASys – GOV.UK

The press release issued by the Ministry of Justice on 19 June 2026.

The Ministry of Justice plans to make a series of changes to court and tribunal fees payable in HM Courts and Tribunals Service.

These changes will take place on 13 July 2026, subject to parliamentary approval. The purpose of the changes is to strengthen cost recovery, improve consistency in how and where fees are charged, and maintain fair access to justice for all.

The Help with Fees remissions scheme remains available for those with lower financial means who are unable to afford a court or tribunal fee.

The changes are:

• The introduction of an exemption to the court fee otherwise payable by local authorities applying to the family court under Section 18 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (more commonly known as ‘Jade’s Law’). This change will be in force from the date the provisions in the Act are commenced.
• Increases to fees in HM Courts and Tribunals Service to account for inflation. These include 170 fees which will increase by 2.6% in line with inflation for 2024/25 and 27 fees which will increase by an average of 34% (equivalent to £6.19) in line with accumulated inflation. Four fees will be reduced to reflect reductions in their underlying costs.
• An increase to the probate application fee to £526. This recovers the cost of an ever-improving service, and the new cost accounts for rising inflation as well as investment in delivering an efficient and modern service.
• Creating a separate, reduced fee for when someone requests copies of probate documents concurrently with their probate application, so that, instead of £16, the fee will only be £2. This will better reflect the cost of that service.
• An increase to 80 fees across the Residential Property Division of the Property Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal, including for leasehold cases, most residential property cases and park and mobile home cases. This is the second tranche of changes in a wider programme of reform to introduce a new fees framework to cases in the Property Chamber.
  • The new framework sets fees at one of five tiers, depending on case type and access to justice considerations. Most case types will attract fees of £200 for an application and £300 for a hearing, or fees of £114 for an application and £227 for a hearing.
  • A small set of case types have further reduced fees: £47 for applications to appeal a rent increase, with hearing fees waived; £23 for applications to determine a pitch fee, with hearing fees waived; and no fees at all for matters relating to urgent building safety matters.
  • These July changes apply this new framework to most cases in the Property Chamber. Fees for Electronic Communications Code and building safety cases will remain free of charge until early 2027.
  • This framework was extended to cases impacted by the Renters’ Rights Act (RRA) on 1 May 2026.

Inflationary increases to court and tribunal fees

Civil Proceedings Fees Order 2008

SI Ref	Description	Current	New
1.4a	Recovery of Land – High Court	£545	£559
1.4b	Recovery of Land – County Court	£404	£415
1.5CC	Any other remedy – County Court	£377	£387
1.5HC	Any other remedy – High Court	£646	£663
1.6	Filing proceedings against an unnamed party	£67	£69
1.8a	Permission to issue proceedings	£67	£69
1.8b	Assessment of costs	£67	£69
1.9a	Permission to apply	£174	£179
1.9b	On request to reconsider at a hearing a decision on permission	£438	£449
1.9c	Permission to proceed	£874	£897
1.9d	Permission to proceed (claim not started by an application for permission to apply for Judicial Review (JR)	£174	£179
1.9(ba)	Application for judicial review where fee 1.9(b) has been paid and permission is granted at a hearing	£436	£447
2.2	Appellants/respondents notice (High Court)	£294	£302
2.3a	Appellants/respondents notice (County court small claims)	£147	£151
2.3b	Appellants/respondents notice (County court other claims)	£171	£175
2.4(a)	General application (on notice) excluding s3 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997& Court Fund Pay Out	£313	£321
2.4(b)	General application (on notice) excluding s3 of the Protection from Harassment Act 19976 & Court Fund Pay Out	£190	£195
2.5(a)	General application (by consent/without notice) excluding s3 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 & Court Fund Pay Out	£123	£126
2.5(b)	General application (by consent/without notice) excluding Protection from Harassment Act 1997 & Court Fund Pay Out	£61	£63
2.7	Application to vary a judgment or suspend enforcement	£15	£16
3.1b	Petition for bankruptcy (presented by creditor/other person)	£343	£352
3.2	Petition for an administration order	£343	£352
3.3	Any other petition	£343	£352
3.4b	Copy of a certificate of discharge from bankruptcy	£11	£14
3.5	Insolvency – other application	£318	£326
3.8	Notice of intention to appoint administrator	£57	£58
3.11	Application within proceedings (by consent/without notice)	£30	£31
3.12	Application within proceedings (with notice)	£112	£115
4.1a	Copy of a document (10 pages or less)	£11	£14
4.2	Copy of a document in electronic form (for each copy)	£11	£14
5.1	Where the party filing the request is legally aided	£237	£296
5.3	Issue of default costs certificate – Civil	£80	£82
5.4	Appeal (detailed assessment proceedings) – civil	£283	£290
5.5	Request/application to set aside a default costs certificate	£148	£152
5.6	On a request or application for a fixed costs determination	£398	£408
6.1	On the filing of a request for detailed assessment in the Court of Protection	£99	£102
6.2	Appeal against a Court of Protection costs assessment decision	£79	£81
6.3	Request to set aside a default costs certificate in the Court of Protection	£74	£76
7.1	Sealing a writ of control/possession/delivery (High court)	£80	£82
7.2	Order requiring a judgment debtor or other person to attend court	£67	£69
7.3a	Third party debt order or the appointment of a receiver by way of equitable execution.	£135	£139
7.3b	Application for a charging order	£135	£139
7.4	Application for a judgment summons	£135	£139
7.5	Register a judgment or order, or for permission to enforce an arbitration award, or for a certificate or a certified copy of a judgment or order for use abroad	£80	£82
8.1	Issue warrant of control in any other cases	£94	£96
8.2	Request for attempt of execution of warrant at new address	£37	£38
8.3	Application to require judgment debtor to attend court	£67	£69
8.4a	Application for a third-party debt order	£135	£139
8.4b	Application for a charging order	£135	£139
8.5	Application for a judgment summons	£135	£139
8.6	Issue of a warrant of possession/warrant of delivery	£148	£152
8.7	Application for an attachment of earnings order – Civil	£135	£139
8.9	Application for enforcement of an award of a sum of money or any other decision made by any court, tribunal, body or person	£54	£55
8.10	Request for an order to recover a specified road traffic debt	£10	£11
8A.1	Service of a bailiff of an order to attend County Court for questioning	£135	£139
10.1	Bills of sale	£34	£35
10.2	Official certificate of the result of a search (for each name)	£54	£67
10.3	Search, in person, of court records (per 15 minutes)	£12	£15
10.4	Appointment of a High Court judge	£692	£710
10.5	Hearing before a High Court judge (per day or part day)	£692	£710
11.1	Issue of a warrant for the arrest of a ship or goods	£21	£22
12.1	Affidavit	£14	£15
12.2	For each exhibit referred to	£2	£3
13.1a	Application – permission to appeal/extension of time	£646	£663
13.1b	Permission to appeal is not required or has been granted	£1,466	£1,504
13.1c	Appellant/respondent filing an appeal questionnaire	£1,466	£1,504
13.2	On filing a respondents notice	£587	£602
13.3	On filing an application notice	£646	£663
15.1	Request for service by a bailiff of document (see order for exceptions)	£46	£47

Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008

SI Ref	Description	Current	New
1.1	Originating proceedings where no other fee is specified	£279	£286
1.2	Filing an application for a divorce, nullity or civil partnership dissolution	£612	£628
1.3	Application for matrimonial or civil partnership order	£415	£426
1.5	Amendment of application for matrimonial/civil partnership order	£59	£61
1.6	Answer to application for matrimonial/civil partnership order	£234	£240
1.7	Application for an order of assessment of costs	£57	£58
1.8	Application for parental order	£263	£270
2.1a	Parental responsibility (s4(1)(c) or (3), 4A(1)(b) or (3) Children Act 1989)	£263	£270
2.1b	Parental responsibility (s4ZA(1)(c) or (6) Children Act 1989)	£263	£270
2.1c	Guardians (s5(1) or 6(7) Children Act 1989)	£263	£270
2.1d	Section 8 orders (s10(1) or (2) Children Act 1989)	£263	£270
2.1e	Enforcement orders (s11J(2) Children Act 1989)	£263	£270
2.1f	Compensation for financial loss (section 110(2) Children Act 1989)	£263	£270
2.1g	Change of child’s surname or removal from jurisdiction while residence order in force (s13(1) Children Act 1989)	£263	£270
2.1h	Special guardianship orders (s14A (3) or (6)(a), 14C(3) or 14D(1) Children Act 1989)	£263	£270
2.1i	Secure accommodation order (s25 Children Act 1989) – England	£263	£270
2.1j	Change of child’s surname or removal from jurisdiction while care order in force (s33(7) Children Act 1989)	£263	£270
2.1k	Contact with child in care (s34(2), (3), (4) or (9) Children Act 1989)	£263	£270
2.1l	Education supervision order (s36(1) Children Act 1989)	£263	£270
2.1m	Variation or discharge of care and supervision orders (s39 Children Act 1989)	£263	£270
2.1n	Child assessment order (s43(1) Children Act 1989)	£263	£270
2.1o	Emergency protection orders (s44, 45 and 46 Children Act 1989)	£263	£270
2.1p	Warrant to assist person exercising powers under emergency protection order (s48 Children Act 1989)	£263	£270
2.1q	Recovery order (s50 Children Act 1989)	£263	£270
2.1s	Warrant to assist person exercising powers to search for children or inspect premises (s102 Children Act 1989)	£263	£270
2.1t	Applications in respect of enforcement orders (paragraph 4(2), 6(2), 7(2) or 9(2) of Schedule A1 Children Act 1989)	£116	£119
2.1u	Amendment of enforcement order by reason of change of address (paragraph 5(2) of Schedule A1 Children Act 1989)	£79	£81
2.1v	Financial provision for children (paragraph 1(1) or (4), 2(1) or (5), 5(6), 6(5), (7) or (8), 8(2), 10(2), 11 or 14(1) of Schedule 1 Children Act 1989)	£263	£270
2.1w	Approval of court for child in care of local authority to live abroad (paragraph 19(1) of Schedule 2 Children Act 1989) – England	£263	£270
2.1x	Extension of supervision order (paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 Children Act 1989)	£263	£270
2.1y	Extension or discharge of education supervision order (paragraph 15(2) or 17(1) of Schedule 3 Children Act 1989)	£263	£270
2.1z	Appeals concerning foster parents (paragraph 8(1) of Sch 8 Children Act 1989)	£263	£270
2.1ia	Secure accommodation order (s119 Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014)	£263	£270
2.1wa	Approval of court for child in care of local authority to live abroad (s124(1) Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014)	£263	£270
2.2	Application for proceedings (s31 of the Children Act 1989	£2,515	£2,580
2.3	Appeal relating to Children Act 1989 fees 2.1(a) to 2.1(s) (v) to (y) and 2.2	£245	£251
2.4	Appeal against a contribution order under Children Act 1989	£245	£251
2.5	Appeal against a contribution order – Wales	£245	£251
2.6(a)	Cancellation, variation or removal or imposition of condition of registration of child minder or day carer (England) (s72 Children Act 1989)	£263	£270
2.6(b)	Cancellation of registration of child minder or day carer (s34 of the Children and Families Measure Act (Wales)	£263	£270
2.7	Commencing child mind or day carer appeal (s34 Children and Families Measure Act (Wales) or s72 Children Act 1989 (England))	£245	£251
3.1	Application/permission to apply for adoption	£207	£212
3.2	Application for a placement order (under s22 of the Adoption and Children Act 2022)	£556	£570
3.3	Application to the High Court	£207	£212
4.1	Application for warning notice to be attached to a contact order	£56	£57
5.1	Application (without notice)	£60	£62
5.2	Application for decree nisi, conditional order, separation order (no fee if undefended)	£61	£63
5.3	Application (on notice) (unless otherwise listed)	£190	£195
5.4	Application for a financial order	£313	£321
6.1	Filing an appeal notice from a district judge, one or more lay justices, a justices’ clerk or an assistant to a justices’ clerk	£142	£146
7.1	Search of central index of decrees absolute/final orders	£65	£89
7.3	Search of index of decrees absolute/final orders	£45	£61
8.1a	Copy of a document (10 pages or less)	£11	£14
8.2	Copy of a document in electronic form (for each copy)	£11	£14
9.1	Where the party filing the request is legally aided	£94	£74
9.2d	Determination of costs, where costs claimed: Exceeds £100,000 but does not exceed £150,000	£1,365	£1,400
9.4	Appeal (detailed assessment proceedings) – family	£238	£244
9.5	Request/application to set aside a default costs certificate	£125	£128
10.2	Application for a maintenance order to be registered under the Maintenance Orders Act 1950 or 1958 Act	£57	£58
11.1	Application for an order for financial provision	£245	£251
12.1	Application to question a judgment debtor or other person	£61	£63
12.2	Application for a third-party debt order/appointment of a receiver	£88	£90
12.3	Application for a charging order	£43	£44
12.4	Application for a judgment summons	£83	£85
12.5	Application for an attachment of earnings order – Family	£38	£39
13.1	Application for enforcement of a judgment or order	£114	£117
13.3	Issue for a warrant of possession or a warrant of delivery	£135	£139
14.1	Sealing a writ of execution/possession/delivery	£68	£70
14.2	On a request or application to register a judgment or order; or for permission to enforce an arbitration award; or for a certified copy of a judgment or order for use abroad.	£68	£70
17.1	Taking an affidavit/affirmation/attestation upon honour	£12	£13
17.2	For each exhibit referred to and required to be marked	£2	£3

Magistrate Court Fees Order 2008

SI Ref ID	Description	Current	New
1.1	Application for Justice of the Peace to perform function not on court premises	£29	£30
2.1	Application to state a case for the opinion of the High Court	£156	£160
2.2	Appeal (deduction from earnings order)	£22	£23
2.3	Appeal – proceedings under Schedule 5 Licensing Act 2003	£70	£72
2.4	Appeal (no other fee specified)	£70	£72
3.4	Request for certificate/certified document (no other fee specified)	£23	£24
5.1a	Copy of a document (10 pages or less)	£11	£14
5.2	Copy of a document in electronic form (for each copy)	£11	£14
6.1	Request for licence/consent/authority (no other fee specified)	£31	£32
6.2	Application for renewal/variation of an existing licence	£31	£32
6.3	Application for the revocation of licence (no other fee specified)	£31	£32
7.1	On taking attestation of a constable or special constable	£12	£13
7.2	For every oath where no other fee is specified	£31	£32
8.1	Commencing proceedings where no other fee is specified	£284	£292
8.2a	Application for leave/permission to commence proceedings (no other fee specified)	£142	£146
8.2b	Proceedings where leave/permission has been granted	£142	£146
8.3	Contested hearing	£644	£661
9.1	Application for a warrant of entry	£22	£27
9.2	Application for any other warrant (no other fee specified)	£92	£94
10.1	Application for a warrant of commitment	£212	£215
10.2	Application for a warrant of commitment (Child Support Act 1991)	£46	£47

Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) Fees Order 2009

SI Ref	Description	Current	New
1	Permission to appeal under rule 21	£250	£257
2	Lodging a notice of reference under rule 28/ an appeal under rule 24	£313	£321
3	Absent owner application under Sch 2 Compulsory Purchase Act 1965	£624	£640
4	Applications to discharge/ modify a restrictive covenant	£999	£1,025
5a	Rights of light application rule 41 to s2 (d) Right of Light Act 1959- Definitive certificate	£775	£795
5b	Rights of light application rule 41 to s2 (d) Right of Light Act1959- Temporary & Definitive certificate	£761	£781
6	Interlocutory or consent order application	£125	£128
7	Interlocutory or consent order rule 50	£165	£162
11a	Hearing to determine entitlement to a restrictive covenant under s84(3A) Law of Property Act 1925	£624	£640
11b	Order without hearing(rule 46) – s84 (e) Land of Property Act 1925(e) discharge /modify restrictive covenant	£166	£161
11c	Substantive hearing of original Application to discharge /modify restrictive covenant	£1,249	£1,281
11d	Engrossing Mins of Order -s84 (e) Land of Property Act 1925 discharge /modify restrictive covenant	£41	£40
12	Hearing or preliminary hearing of reference /appeal (no amount awarded)	£624	£640

First-tier Tribunal (Gambling) Fees Order 2010

SI Ref	Description	Current	New
1.1	On filing an appeal under section 141 of the Gambling Act 2005 in relation to sections 65(2)(a) to (j) of the Act	£4,521	£4,639
1.11	Appeal under s141 of the Gambling Act 2005 – personal management office licence s127 of the Act	£1,816	£1,863
1.12	Appeal under s141 of the Gambling Act 2005 – personal operational function licence s127 of the Act	£908	£932
2	Appeal under s337(1) of the Gambling Act 2005 – order to void a bet s336(1) of the Act	£4,521	£4,639

Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) (JR) (E&W) Fees Order 2011

SI Ref	Description	Current	New
1.1	Application to request a reconsideration at a hearing of permission to apply for Judicial Review	£174	£179
1.1a	Proceed with JR – permission granted at oral hearing	£438	£449
1.2(a)	Permission for JR -where order permitting to proceed given and 1.1(a) has already been paid	£436	£448
1.2(b)	Permission for JR -where order permitting to proceed given	£874	£897
1.3	Permission for JR – where permission given to proceed with JR	£174	£179
2.1	General Application – On notice (where no other fee is specified)	£290	£298
2.2	General Application – By consent or without notice (where no other fee is specified)	£114	£117
2.3	Application for a summons or order for a witness to attend the Tribunal.	£57	£58
3.1a	Copy Documents – ten pages or less	£10	£14
3.2	Copy Document / Electronic copy – each copy.	£10	£14

Non- Contentious Probate Fees Order 2004

SI Ref	Description	Current	New
3.1	Duplicate/second grant for same deceased person	£21	£22
4	Applications for the entry or extension of a caveat	£3	£4
5	Application for a standing search	£3	£4
6	Deposit of wills	£23	£24
7	Inspection of will/other document retained by the registry	£23	£24

Court of Protection Fees Order 2007

SI Ref	Description	Current	New
4	Application to start proceedings or application for permission to start proceedings	£421	£432
5	Filling an appeal	£265	£272
6	Hearing fees	£259	£266
7.1	Copy of a document fee	£5	£8

The Enrolment of Deeds (Fees) Regulations 1994

SI Ref	Description	Current	New
2	Copy of change of name deed	£0.25	£0.50
3	Searches by staff on behalf of the applicant	£5	£11

First Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Fees Order 2011

SI Ref	Description	Current	New
3(3)(a)	Appeal determined without a hearing	£80	£82
3(3)(b)	Appeal determined with a hearing	£140	£144

Increases to fees for existing fee-bearing case types in the Property Chamber

Application	Application fee	Hearing fee
Park and mobile homes
Form PH1 – For a written statement as to the terms of agreement	£114	£227
Form PH2 – For an implied terms order, express terms order or an unenforceable express term order	£114	£227
Form PH3 – Determination of any question arising under the Mobile Homes Act 1983	£114	£227
Form PH8 – To secure that a temporarily re-sited home is returned to the original pitch	£114	£227
Form PH9 or PH10 – Determination of a pitch fee	£23	£0
Form PH14 or 15 – Applications relating to site rules	£114	£227
Form PH21 – Revocation of a mobile home site licence where the manager is not a fit and proper person	£114	£227
All other applications	£200	£300
Right to buy appeals
Appeal of decision on Right to Buy application due to property being suitable for elderly people	£114	£227
Housing Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016
Applications brought by local authorities relating to demolition orders, Empty Dwelling Management Orders, Interim and Final Management Orders, and banning orders	£114	£227
All other applications	£200	£300
Leasehold management (apart from Ground Rents)
Application to challenge a leasehold management charge	£114	£227
Applications in relation to determination of liability for administrative charges	£114	£227
Applications to appeal a choice of insurer	£114	£227
Application to appoint a manager for a property	£114	£227
Application to limit or recover payment of landlord’s legal costs for a tribunal claim	£114	£227
Application in relation to liability for service charge	£114	£227
Application to vary a lease	£114	£227
All other leasehold management applications	£200	£300
Leasehold enfranchisement
Applications relating to leasehold enfranchisement	£114	£227
Tenants’ Association applications
Applications relating to tenants’ associations	£114	£227
Electrical Safety Standards
All applications	£200	£300
Right of entry for the Valuation Office Agency
All applications	£114	£227