Her Majesty's Court Service (HMCS)

Her Majesty's Courts Service (HMCS) is a national organisation created in April 2005. It supports the work of independent judges and magistrates who sit in Derbyshire to deal with all criminal cases brought either by the Crown Prosecution Service or other prosecuting authorities.

A wide variety of cases, from murder to road traffic, are dealt with every day. The Crown court sits in Derby and magistrates' courts are held in Buxton, Chesterfield, Derby, Glossop and Ilkeston.