<p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is fully committed to supporting access to its services for those who need them. Pregnancy and maternity are protected characteristics in the Equality Act 2010. HMCTS pays due regard to its Public Sector Equality Duty in relation to those protected characteristics.</p><p>For tribunal hearings that means that HMCTS staff would consider practical adjustments they could make for pregnant women to assist them if they attend an employment tribunal.</p>