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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2026 No. 665 (L. 10)
BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES
COUNTY COURT, ENGLAND AND WALES
FAMILY PROCEEDINGS,
ENGLAND AND WALES
MAGISTRATES’ COURTS,
ENGLAND AND WALES
MENTAL CAPACITY, ENGLAND AND WALES
SENIOR COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES
TRIBUNALS AND INQUIRIES
The Court and Tribunal Fees (Miscellaneous
Amendments) (Change of coming into force) Order 2026
Made - - - - 18th June 2026
Laid before Parliament 19th June 2026
Coming into force - - 5th July 2026
The Lord Chancellor makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 133(4) of
the Senior Courts Act 1981(1), sections 414(1)(a) and 415(1)(a) and (1A) of the Insolvency Act
1986(2), section 92(1) and (2) of the Courts Act 2003(3), section 54(1) of the Mental Capacity Act
2005(4), section 42(1)(a) and (b) and (2) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007(5) and
section 180(1) of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014(6).
(1) 1981 c. 54. The Act’s title was amended by paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 11 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4);
section 133(4) was amended by paragraph 26(2) of Schedule 11 to that Act.
(2) 1986 c. 45. Section 414(1)(a) was amended by paragraph 23(2) of Schedule 3 to the Corporate Insolvency and Governance
Act 2020 (c. 12). Section 415(1)(a) was amended by paragraph 9(3) of Schedule 20 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement
Act 2007 (c. 15) and paragraph 59(2)(a) of Schedule 19 to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24) (“the 2013
Act”). Section 415(1A) was inserted by paragraph 59(3) of Schedule 19 to the 2013 Act.
(3) 2003 c. 39. Section 92(1) was amended by paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 11 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4) and
paragraph 40(a) of Schedule 9 and paragraph 95 of Schedule 10 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22).
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In accordance with section 133(4) of the Senior Courts Act 1981, sections 414(1) and 415(1) of
the Insolvency Act 1986, section 92(1) of the Courts Act 2003, section 54(1) of the Mental Capacity
Act 2005 and section 180(1) of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, the Lord
Chancellor has obtained the consent, concurrence and sanction of the Treasury.
The Lord Chancellor has had regard to the matters referred to in section 92(3) of the Courts Act
2003 and section 180(3) of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.
In accordance with section 133(4) of the Senior Courts Act 1981, the Lord Chancellor has
obtained the concurrence of the Master of the Rolls.
In accordance with section 92(5) and (6) of the Courts Act 2003(7), the Lord Chancellor has
consulted the Lady Chief Justice, the Master of the Rolls, the President of the King’s Bench Division,
the President of the Family Division, the Chancellor of the High Court, the Head of Civil Justice,
the Deputy Head of Civil Justice and, in relation to civil proceedings, the Civil Justice Council.
In accordance with section 54(3) of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, the Lord Chancellor has
consulted the President of the Court of Protection, the Vice-President of the Court of Protection and
the Senior Judge of the Court of Protection.
In accordance with section 42(5) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007(8), the Lord
Chancellor has consulted the Senior President of Tribunals.
Citation, commencement, extent and application
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Court and Tribunal Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments)
(Change of coming into force) Order 2026.
(2) This Order comes into force on 5th July 2026.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), this Order extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern
Ireland.
(4) Any amendment made by this Order has the same extent and application as the provision
to which it relates.
Amendment of the Court and Tribunals Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2026
2. In Article 1(2) of the Court and Tribunal Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2026(9)
(citation, commencement, extent and application), for “6th July 2026” substitute “13th July 2026”.
(5) 2007 c. 15.
(6) 2014 c. 12 (“the 2014 Act”). Insofar as this instrument relies upon the power conferred by section 180(1), it does so only
for the purposes of adjusting a fee to reflect changes in the value of money; therefore, in accordance with section 180(8) of
the 2014 Act, section 180(7) of the 2014 Act does not apply (requirement that a statutory instrument to which section 180(7)
applies may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before both Houses of Parliament and approved by
a resolution of each House).
(7) Section 92(5) was amended by paragraph 345 of Schedule 4 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4).
(8) Section 42(5) was amended by S.I. 2013/2042.
(9) S.I. 2026/642.
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We consent, concur and sanction
Lilian Greenwood
Taiwo Owatemi
Two of the Lords Commissioners of His
18th June 2026 Majesty’s Treasury
I concur
Geoffrey Vos
18th June 2026 Master of the Rolls
Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
Sarah Sackman
Minister of State
18th June 2026 Ministry of Justice
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
The Court and Tribunal Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/642) (“the 2026
Fees Order”) amends the following instruments relating to court and tribunal fees—
• the Enrolment of Deeds (Fees) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/601),
• the Non-Contentious Probate Fees Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/3120),
• the Court of Protection Fees Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1745),
• the Magistrates’ Courts Fees Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1052),
• the Civil Proceedings Fees Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1053),
• the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1054),
• the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) Fees Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1114),
• the First-tier Tribunal (Gambling) Fees Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/42),
• the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) (Judicial Review) (England and
Wales) Fees Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2344),
• the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Fees Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2841),
and
• the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) Fees Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1179).
This Order postpones the coming into force of the 2026 Fees Order from 6th July 2026 until 13th
July 2026.
An impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as no significant impact on business,
charities or voluntary bodies is foreseen due to the change of the coming into force date. A full impact
assessment covering of the effect of the increase in the application fee for a grant of probate in
the 2026 Fees Order is available from the Ministry of Justice, 102 Petty France, London, SW1H
9AJ and is published with an Explanatory Memorandum on https://legislation.gov.uk. A full impact
assessment has not been prepared for the remaining measures in the 2026 Fees Order as no significant
impact on business, charities or voluntary bodies is foreseen.
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