Online procedure rule committee minutes

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The Online Procedure Rule Committee (OPRC) is a non-departmental public body set up under the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 to make rules governing the practice and procedure for specific types of online court and tribunal proceedings across the Civil, Family and Tribunal jurisdictions. The committee meets to discuss the development of Online Procedure Rules (OPR) across these jurisdictions. For information on online dispute resolution in general, see Practice Note: Online dispute resolution and the digital justice system.

Details of the OPRC’s responsibilities, membership and meeting minutes can be found here.

Minutes of the OPRC 2026

Minutes of the OPR Committee meeting—19 January 2026

The minutes of the OPRC meeting of 19 January 2026 (conducted in a hybrid format at The Rolls Building (Royal Courts of Justice) and via video conference) cover a number of issues including expansion of the OPRC’s rulemaking powers, next steps following consultation on the draft Online Procedure (Core Rules and Practice Directions) 2026, HMCTS progress on meeting the OPRC’s requirements (including integration of property tribunal and possession services), sub-committee workstream and governance arrangements, and an update on the private family

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