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Interactive Court – Crownmaintenance2026-03-31T11:13:28+01:00
Illustration of the court building security. The ginger man from the first scene is waiting at a desk where a woman in a blue outfit is seated at a computer. To the left of the ginger man, a man who is a wheelchair user is working at his laptop in a waiting area. To the right of the ginger man is a woman in a grey skirt suit who is about to walk through an archway security scanner. To the right of the scanner, a security officer stands behind a small desk. There are CCTV cameras on the walls. There are clickable question marks over the ginger man, the archway security scanner, and the security officer. A purple navigation menu along the bottom of the illustration has options “Outside court”, “Security”, “Waiting room”, “Courtrooms”, “Live link rooms” and “After court” in white font.

Archway security scanner

When you arrive at the court, you’ll have to go through an airport-style security check. This helps keep the court safe, and everyone who enters the building goes through it.

The security officer will ask you to walk through the archway security scanner. They may use a handheld scanner to conduct a further search and, if necessary, they may do a manual person search.

Everyone who attends court must go through security. It does not mean you’ve done anything wrong.

 

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Security officer

The security officer will be near the entrance of the court. They help to check people and their belongings coming into the court building.

The security officer will ask you to walk through the archway security scanner. They may ask you to empty your pockets and place your belongings in a tray, and may ask you to take off your shoes, coat, gloves, belt or hat. They’ll also check any bag you’ve brought with you. Some courts have x-ray security scanners, which your belongings may be passed through.

 

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Service desk

All courts are different, but there may a service desk or reception desk as you enter the court building. There may be court staff at this desk or members of the Witness Service.

 

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  • Outside court
  • Security
  • Waiting room
  • Courtrooms
  • Live link rooms
  • After court

Use the slider located at the bottom of each screen to move through the room.

Tap each [?] hotspot to find out what 
to expect when attending court.

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    • Outside court
    • Security
    • Waiting room
    • Courtrooms
    • Live link rooms
    • After court
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