HM Courts and Tribunals Service Board meeting – 12 July 2023
Published 26 March 2024
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1. Board members present
1.1 HMCTS
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Sir Richard Broadbent | Chair |
| Nicky Wilden | Non-Executive |
| Lakh Jemmett | Non-Executive |
| Nick Goodwin | Chief Executive |
| Andrew Baigent | Chief Financial Officer (CFO) |
| Paul Harris | Deputy Chief Executive and Operations Director |
| Lord Justice Andrew Edis (part) | Senior Presiding Judge (SPJ) |
| Sir Keith Lindblom | Senior President of Tribunals (SPT) |
| District Judge Tim Jenkins | Judicial Board member |
1.2 Presenters and additional attendees
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Richard Price | Director General, Performance Strategy and Analysis (MoJ) |
| Ed Lidington | Director, Court Recovery, Criminal and Family Justice (MoJ) |
| Jan Gower | Change Portfolio Board member/Critical Friend |
| Head of Operational Judicial Private Offices | |
| HMCTS Board Secretary | |
| Head of Corporate Governance and Board Secretariat |
2. Apologies
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Victoria Cochrane | Senior Independent Non-Executive |
| Annabel Burns | Judicial and Legal Services Policy Director (MoJ rep) |
| Jerome Glass | Director General, Policy – Courts and Access to Justice |
3. Welcome and introductions
The attendees were welcomed, in particular Richard Price who was attending his first meeting.
4. Minutes and actions
The minutes from the meeting on 7 June 2023 were approved and the actions taken since the last meeting were summarised.
5. Board forward programme
The Board endorsed the proposed outline Board Forward Programme
6. Performance and finance updates
A progress update was provided on the Common Platform and the challenges in relation to the Crown Court and prison capacity were discussed.
An overview of HMCTS performance was provided, covering areas such as the Civil and Family jurisdictions, magistrates’ courts, and Immigration & Asylum Chamber. There was an in-depth discussion around probate performance.
An update on the financial position was provided.
7. Stocktake on reform
The Board was provided with a high-level assessment of confidence in delivery of the remainder of the Reform Programme and relevant “non-Reform” change.
8. HMCTS operations staff budgets and full term equivalent (FTE) profile
A summary of the position was provided, and the Board discussed the key points.
9. Family performance update
An update was provided on the emerging evidence of behavioural changes taking place following the relaunch of the Public Law Outline (PLO).
10. Management information
The Board considered and agreed the proposed Management Information metrics to be developed for future meetings.
11. Strategic work programme
Feedback was provided on the proposed Strategy Programme that was being developed in advance of the Strategy Awayday in October.
12. AOB
In light of Gemma Hewison’s departure, it was proposed that Louise Alexander (HMCTS HR Director) would join the Board as one of the four executive Board members required under the HMCTS Framework Document.