HM Courts and Tribunals Service Board meeting - 11 October 2022
Published 26 March 2024
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1. Board members present
1.1 HMCTS
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Tim Parker | Independent Chairman |
| Victoria Cochrane | Senior Independent Non-Executive Member |
| Lakh Jemmett | Non-Executive Member |
| Nicky Wilden | Non-Executive Member & Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC) Chair |
| Nick Goodwin | HMCTS Chief Executive |
| Andrew Baigent | Chief Financial Officer |
| Paul Harris | Operations Director |
| Gemma Hewison | Strategy and Change Director |
| Annabel Burns | Judicial & Legal Services Policy Director- MoJ representative |
| Lord Justice Andrew Edis | Senior Presiding Judge (SPJ) |
| District Judge Tim Jenkins | Judicial Board member |
1.2 Presenters and additional attendees
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Jan Gower | Non-Executive HMCTS Change Portfolio Board member/Critical Friend |
| The Lord Burnett of Maldon | Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales |
| Head of Modelling and Forecasting | |
| Daniel Flury | Acting Director, Access to Justice MOJ |
| Head of Strategy Unit | |
| Ed Wagstaff | Deputy Director, Business Strategy |
| Deputy Private Secretary to the LCJ | |
| Clare Farren | Deputy Director, Judicial Private Offices |
| HMCTS Board Secretary | |
| Head of Corporate Governance and Board Secretariat |
1.3 Apologies
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Sir Keith Lindblom | Senior President of Tribunals (SPT) |
2. Welcome and introductions
Attendees were welcomed to the meeting and the apologies were given.
3. Minutes and actions
The minutes from the meeting on 27 July 2022 were approved and updates on actions were noted.
4. Performance and finance updates
The Board was informed that the Criminal Bar Association had voted in favour of accepting the proposal made by the Government. The Operation London Bridge (the state plans following the death of Her Majesty the Queen) had been implemented effectively within HMCTS.
The opening of the Courts and Tribunals Service Centre in Newport, the completion of the Automated Payment Line roll-out and the implementation of a data sharing process with HM Revenue & Customs for Help with Fees applications were noted.
An update was provided on the key elements of the HMCTS Reform programme and there was a discussion around the planned PCS union industrial action.
The Board was provided with updates on the performance across key jurisdictions and there were discussions in relation to receipts and disposals.
An update was provided on the current financial position.
5. Common platform update
An update from the Crime Programme Board meeting on 29 September 2022, and the resulting revision to the rollout plan, was considered by the Board.
6. HMCTS recovery and reform
The Board considered and provided its steers on the proposals in relation to revising the delivery timelines for implementing the HMCTS Reform programme.
7. Quarterly service demand forecasting update
Consideration was given to the headlines for the key jurisdictions.
8. MoJ policy update
The Board noted and discussed the policies that would have an impact on HMCTS.
9. HMCTS audit and risk assurance
A report from the last HMCTS Audit and Risk Assurance Committee was presented and the Board provided its feedback.
10. Making the most of HMCTS data - formalisation of the Senior Data Governance Panel
Following a discussion, the Board agreed that HMCTS should recommend formalisation of the Panel to the Lord Chancellor, Lord Chief Justice and Senior President of Tribunals.
11. Setting timeliness expectations for the Principals Quarterly Review
The Board gave its steers on the expectations for timeliness.
12. Quarterly Review by the Principals
Following a discussion, it was agreed that the proposed report for the Principals should be amended in line with the points raised by the Board.