WATS Mobile

Overview of System

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 WATSMobile in an electronic format which a user can then import into the WATSMobile database.  This document does not cover the business processes or generation of files by the two main Magistrates’ Courts Computer Systems, Libra and Fujitsu’s MCS.

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, notes or payments.   Warrants can be issued 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 by users using data from the Libra application as there is currently no cancellations file available.  Fujitsu MCS cancellations are automatic on import of a file.

Details of cancelled warrants are held by WATSMobile together with any notes, warning signals 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.

Each separate Court Area has it’s own URL e.g. londonwats.co.uk or wyorkswats.co.uk.  This initial web address redirects the user to the secure site and log in.

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

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


Please contact David Byrne via email or telephone 01202 651 231 for more information.