About us
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-24)

The Online Procedure Rule Committee was 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.

Mission statement

The aim of the Online Procedure Rule Committee is to improve access to justice for all by harnessing the power of modern digital technology in the pre-action space, in the civil and family courts and in the tribunals.

Membership

The rules of committee membership are set out in Section 22 of the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022. The committee is chaired by the Master of the Rolls, Head of Civil Justice. All non-judicial members are appointed, in accordance with the Office of the Commission for Public Appointment’s Code of Practice.
- The Right Honourable Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls, Chair
- The Right Honourable Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division
- Sir James Dingemans, Senior President of Tribunals
- Dr Sarah Stephens, expert in the lay advice sector
- Brett Dixon, legal expert
- Gerard Boyers, technology expert
Minutes
- 26 June 2023 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/663cde05f34f9b5a56adc49d/oprc-minutes-26-june-2023.pdf) (PDF, 175 KB, 3 pages)
- 10 July 2023 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/663cde25f34f9b5a56adc49e/oprc-minutes-10-july-2023.pdf) (PDF, 108 KB, 3 pages)
- 9 October 2023 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/663cde49b7249a4c6e9d31d5/oprc-minutes-9-october-2023.pdf) (PDF, 170 KB, 3 pages)
- 20 November 2023 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/673f4f22ad6a5d7d2b1b0a4b/20_November_2023_minutes.pdf) (PDF, 122 KB, 3 pages)
- 18 December 2023 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/673f4f47b3f0df6d2ebaf09f/18_December_2023.pdf) (PDF, 173 KB, 4 pages)
- 12 February 2024 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/673f4f604ebce30ac7baf085/12_February_2024_minutes.pdf) (PDF, 163 KB, 4 pages)
- 11 March 2024 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/673f5f832ff787d4e01b0a31/11_March_2024_minutes.pdf) (PDF, 175 KB, 5 pages)
- 15 April 2024 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/673f5f972ff787d4e01b0a32/15_April_meeting_minutes.pdf) (PDF, 159 KB, 4 pages)
- 13 May 2024 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/673f5fa8ad6a5d7d2b1b0a66/13_May_2024_minutes.pdf) (PDF, 151 KB, 3 pages)
- 10 June 2024 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/673f5fb82ff787d4e01b0a33/10th_June_2024_minutes.pdf) (PDF, 121 KB, 2 pages)
- 15 July 2024 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/673f5fcb4a6dd5b06db95aed/15_July_2024_minutes.pdf) (PDF, 112 KB, 3 pages)
- 21 October 2024 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/673f5fdb4a6dd5b06db95aee/21_October_2024_minutes.pdf) (PDF, 175 KB, 3 pages)
- 11 November 2024 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/676152ca94c0d990c1ef3934/11_November_2024_minutes.pdf) (PDF, 183 KB, 3 pages)
- 11 November 2024: Annex A - OPRC possession and property requirements (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67615306f666d2e4faef3931/Annex_A_-_November_meeting_minutes_-_OPRC_Possession_and_property_requirements.pdf) (PDF, 76.6 KB, 2 pages)
- 9 December 2024 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67beee9d68a61757838d1f91/oprc-9-december-2024-minutes.pdf) (PDF, 149 KB, 3 pages)
- 10 February 2025 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67ebe5c09eae202448299af7/oprc-10-february-2025-minutes.pdf) (PDF, 152 KB, 4 pages)
- 17 March 2025 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6808c9a2148a9969d2394ee5/oprc-march-2025-meeting-minutes.pdf) (PDF, 155 KB, 4 pages)
- 14 April 2025 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6825e809c3d769b1824e6417/oprc-april-2025-minutes.pdf) (PDF, 163 KB, 5 pages)
- 12 May 2025 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6850189d29fb1002010c4e9e/oprc-may-2025-minutes.pdf) (PDF, 151 KB, 3 pages)
- 9 June 2025 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/687a358d9b1337e9a7726b83/OPRC_June_2025_meeting_minutes.pdf) (PDF, 150 KB, 3 pages)
- 14 July 2025 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68f8e73a25d7d8af156dc2cd/oprc-14-july-2025-minutes.pdf) (PDF, 152 KB, 3 pages)
- 20 October 2025 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69244c9a367485ea116a5676/oprc-october-2025-minutes.pdf) (PDF, 183 KB, 6 pages)
Our responsibilities

We are responsible for making simple Online Procedure Rules which:
- are accessible and fair
- allow for quick and efficient resolution of disputes
- support use of innovative methods of dispute resolution