WATS (Warrant Analysis and Tracking System)

Overview of System - for more detailed information please visit www.watsmobile.co.uk

WATSMobile is a web-based system which permits authorised access to information relating to Warrants issued by Magistrates’ Courts.

Access is via a standard web browser, such as Internet Explorer, with restrictions on facilities by use of a log in name and password.

Warrants are issued by business processes effected by Magistrates’ Courts and mainly comprise of two types

·         Financial Warrants e.g. for non payment of fines

·         Bench Warrants, e.g. for non appearance at court following a charge or summons

Details of Warrants issued by the business processes of the Courts are available to WATS in an electronic format which a user can then import into the WATS database. 

During the import process details of a defendant’s surname, forename and date of birth are matched against existing records to collate all warrants for that person wherever they may have been issued.

This core defendant and warrant data can then be updated by the addition of warning signals, risk assessments, notes or payments.   Warrants can be allocated to individuals, such as a Bailiff Company or to enforcement officers by automatic address matching against allocation areas.

Warrants for breach of a probation or community service order can be manually added to the system, linking to defendants with financial or non appearance warrants if appropriate.

The updating of warrant cancellations or payments is a manual process where users can make multiple selections from search results.

A bulk upload of cancellations, payments or notes is available via an Excel template. Multiple entries can be applied and any full payment on a warrant will result in the automatic cancellation of that warrant.

Details of cancelled warrants are held by WATS together with any notes, warning signals, risk assessments or allocations to provide a complete history should further warrants be issued against the defendant.

Advanced searching assists in providing statistics and bulk allocation or cancellations of warrants by a number of parameters.

To view the Business Case and Benefits of WATS please click here

If you would like to try the system for yourself, we can provide you with a test login account.

Please contact Kate Starmer via email or telephone 01202 651 233 for more information.