HM Courts and Tribunals Service Board meeting – 18 February 2022
Published 11 July 2022
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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 Chair |
| Kevin Sadler | Acting Chief Executive |
| Andrew Baigent | Chief Financial Officer |
| Gemma Hewison | Strategy and Change Director |
| Annabel Burns | Judicial & Legal Services Policy Directorate Director – MoJ Representative |
| District Judge Tim Jenkins | Judicial Board member |
1.2 Presenters and additional attendees
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Mark Stewart | Acting Courts and Tribunals Director – representative of Paul Harris |
| Tim Stamp | Deputy Director, Strategic Finance & Planning |
| Jason Latham | Acting Development Director |
| Rupert Morgan | Property Director |
| Clare Farren | Deputy Director, Judicial Private Offices |
| Head of HMCTS Corporate Governance & Board Secretariat |
1.3 Apologies
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Paul Harris | Operations Director |
| Lord Justice Charles Haddon-Cave | Senior Presiding Judge (SPJ) |
| Sir Keith Lindblom | Senior President of Tribunals (SPT) |
| Jan Gower | Non-Executive HMCTS Change Portfolio Board |
2. Welcome and introductions
Tim Parker welcomed attendees to the meeting and gave the apologies. As was customary, the Senior President of Tribunals did not join the meeting as its purpose was to discuss the advice of which he would be a joint recipient.
3. HMCTS Allocations 2022-23
The Board discussed the details of the expected scope of the Ministry of Justice’s proposed financial settlement for HMCTS for 2022/23 and considered the impacts of the proposals including in relation to the different jurisdictions.
It was agreed that further discussions would take place with the MoJ based on the Board’s steers.