HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has announced that the Probate Registry Office in Birmingham will be closing at the end of the month. This is the first announced closure with further closures expected across the country as the Probate Service attempts to undertake more work electronically. There will therefore no longer be a Probate Service public counter at the Priory Court building in Birmingham and all applications will now be dealt with by Newcastle Probate Registry instead.