Reading County Court and Family Court
Location codes
The internal HMCTS references. No other public site surfaces these alongside the venue’s contact details.
Addresses
- Visit or contact us
- , Reading RG1 1HE
Contacts
- Telephone
- 0118 987 0500Including paper process
- Telephone
- 0300 123 5577 National Contact Centre for Civil & Family Court - Monday to Friday 8:30am -5pm
- Telephone
- 0300 303 0642Divorce Contact Centre - Monday to Friday 10am - 6pm
- Telephone
- 0330 808 4424Digital process for case numbers starting with C5
- Telephone
- 0870 324 0329
- Telephone
- 98010 Reading 6
- Civil court
- [email protected]
- Enforcement
- [email protected]Warrants only
- Family court
- [email protected]Paper process including C100 applications
- Breathing space enquiries
- [email protected]
- Family public law (children in care)
- [email protected]Digital process for case numbers starting with C5
- Enquiries
- [email protected]Court of Protection
Opening times
- Court open
- Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
- Counter open
- By prior appointment only for urgent Civil and Family Applications
Areas of law
Facilities
- No parking
No parking facilities are available. The court is in the town centre near the train and bus stations.
- Assistance dogs
Assistance dogs are welcome.
- Children's waiting room
This Court has a childrens room facility.
- 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.
- 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
Ten interview rooms are available at this court.
- Baby changing facility
Baby changing facilities are available in the disabled toilets on the fourth floor
- Video facilities
Court/hearing room video conferencing facilities are available (by prior arrangement).
Virtual visits may be accommodated by prior arrangement. Client consultation is only available for hearings due to take place at Reading, during the course of the hearing.
- Hidden Disabilities Sunflower network
- Lanyards available on request.