HM Courts and Tribunals Service Board meeting - 3 November 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 Keith Lindblom | Senior President of Tribunals (SPT) |
| 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 |
| Daniel Flury | Acting Director, Access to Justice MOJ |
| Ed Wagstaff | Deputy Director, Business Strategy |
| Head of Strategy Unit | |
| Strategy Officer | |
| Andrew Key | Chief Executive, Judicial Office |
| Head of Counter Fraud and Corporate Reporting | |
| Clare Farren | Deputy Director, Judicial Private Offices |
| HMCTS Board Secretary | |
| Head of Corporate Governance and 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 11 October 2022 were approved and updates on actions were noted.
4. Performance and finance updates
The Board noted a number of recent successes which included unveiling foundation stone for the new London Law Courts in advance of their planned opening in 2025-26 and the full automation of the ‘Caseman’ cheque payment process.
It was highlighted that the report from the independent technology review of Common Platform was expected to become available over the coming weeks. It was noted that, following the recent implementation of Common Platform in the Midlands, 74% of the national roll-out was complete.
There was discussion in relation to the recent industrial action by a number of legal advisors and court associates.
The Board was provided with an update on the recovery position in the key jurisdictions with particular focus on the Civil jurisdiction and Immigration and Asylum Chamber.
The Board recognised the good progress that had been made by HMCTS staff and judges to increase activity in the Crown Courts following the conclusion of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) action.
An update was provided on the current financial position and the allocation of expenditure for the rest of the financial year was considered.
5. HMCTS 2030 vision and strategy
The Board discussed and provided feedback on the proposed HMCTS 2030 Vision and Strategy.
6. Judicial workforce strategy
The Board noted the progress update on the Judicial Recruitment Programme; and endorsed the direction of the future judicial resourcing strategy.
7. HMCTS corporate business plan 2022-23
The summary of the quarter 2 update on progress against the 2022-23 Corporate Business Plan milestones was presented.
Feedback was provided to be considered in terms of future progress updates and the Business Plan for next year.