Crown Court Digital Case System guidance: register and access case material

About the Crown Court Digital Case System

The Digital Case System (DCS) is used to manage, prepare and present information on cases in the Crown court.

DCS is used by HMCTS, the judiciary and professional court users, including defence solicitors and barristers.

With DCS you can share information with court staff, the judge and the prosecution or defence, and collaborate on documents and the bundle.

Register for an account

You must register for an account before any hearings you attend where DCS is used. You must be a legal professional working in the Crown court to use DCS. You must also have a cjsm account to register.

Once you have filled in all the details correctly, including a valid email address, you can select the register button to complete your registration.

Sign in to your account

Once you have registered for your account, you can start accessing case information in DCS on a desktop, laptop or tablet device.

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DCS works on most common internet browsers including:

• Edge (or Edge Chromium)
• Firefox
• Chrome
• Safari

DCS does not work on Internet Explorer.

Guidance and training

Find the DCS user guidance and supplementary information:

• guides on using DCS
• where to add case documents to DCS (standard file structures)
• better case management revival handbook
• criminal procedure rules
• forms used in criminal cases
• practice direction on listing and criminal remote participation guidance

The DCS training site has the same functionality as the live system and allows you to practice in a safe environment. You must register another account for this as it is separate from the live site.

Get help and support

For more help, contact the Digital Case System support team.

Give a brief description of the issue and if it’s with the training or the live service. Include your name, phone number, location and when you want to be contacted.