HM Courts and Tribunals Service Board meeting - 27 July 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 |
| Gemma Hewison | Strategy and Change Director |
| Annabel Burns | Judicial & Legal Services Policy Director- MoJ representative |
| Lord Justice Charles Haddon-Cave | 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 |
|---|---|
| Jan Gower | Non-Executive HMCTS Change Portfolio Board member/Critical Friend |
| Edward Wagstaff | Head of Business Strategy |
| Rupert Morgan | HMCTS Property Director |
| Head of Estates Policy Strategy & Planning | |
| Sir Andrew McFarlane | The President of the Family Division |
| Adam Lennon | Deputy Director and Service Owner – Family |
| Jack Cordery | National Director of Operations – CAFCAAS |
| Teresa Williams | Director of Strategy – CAFCAAS |
| Emma Sharp | Deputy Director, Courts and Tribunals Recovery Joint Unit (CTRU) |
| Civil, Family & Tribunals (CFT) Recovery Lead - CTRU | |
| Team Leader, CFT Data - CTRU | |
| Emily Wickens | Deputy Director & Service Owner - Civil reform |
| Senior Strategy Adviser | |
| Daniel Flury | MOJ Director, Access to Justice |
| Clare Farren | Deputy Director, Judicial Private Offices |
| HMCTS Board Secretary | |
| Head of Corporate Governance & Board Secretariat |
1.3 Apologies
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Paul Harris | Operations Director |
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 6 July 2022 were approved and updates on actions were noted.
4. Quarterly review by the principals
A short summary of the key points from the recent Principals’ Quarterly Review meeting was provided.
The Board was asked to note a letter received from the Lord Chancellor (who was not in attendance at the Principals’ meeting) and feedback was provided on the proposed response to that letter.
5. HMCTS audit and risk assurance
A report from the last HMCTS Audit and Risk Assurance Committee was presented and the Board noted the key issues.
6. The HMCTS estate: a strategic discussion
Board members broke into separate groups to discuss different themes.
7. Family deep dive
The Board was presented with a family deep dive item, following which there was a discussion in relation to family court disposal rates.
8. The future of civil justice: A strategic discussion
The Board discussed a number of areas in relation to the future of Civil Justice.