HM Courts and Tribunals Service Board meeting – 3 March 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 |
| Paul Harris | Operations Director |
| Gemma Hewison | Strategy and Change Director |
| Annabel Burns | Judicial & Legal Services Policy Directorate 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 |
|---|---|
| Nick Goodwin | Incoming HMCTS Chief Executive |
| Paula Potter | Crime Programme Director |
| Kelly Allen | Deputy Director Portfolio Implementation |
| Amar Morjaria | Head of Planning & Prioritisation (Item 4) |
| Joe Gilonis | Portfolio Delivery Deputy Director |
| Jason Latham | Acting Development Director |
| Tracy Parker-Priest | Service Owner – Tribunals |
| Judge Michael Clements | Immigration and Asylum Chamber President |
| Head of Administrative Justice Policy, MoJ | |
| Head of Appeals Operation (First Tier functions), Home Office | |
| Mark Stewart | Acting Courts & Tribunals Director |
| Tom Ring | Deputy Director, Legal Operations |
| Zoe Blake | Delivery Director, Courts & Tribunals Service Centres |
| Tim Stamp | Deputy Director, Strategic Finance and Planning |
| Rupert Morgan | Property Director |
| Ed Wagstaff | Deputy Director, Business Strategy |
| HMCTS Head of Strategy Unit | |
| Craig Robb | Governance & Assurance Deputy Director |
| David Parkin | Deputy Director, Civil Justice and Law Policy |
| Isobel Clarke | Deputy Director, MoJ Policy |
| Dispute Resolution Policy member | |
| Clare Farren | Deputy Director, Judicial Private Offices |
| Head of HMCTS Corporate Governance & Board Secretariat | |
| Business Manager to the HMCTS Chief Executive |
1.3 Apologies
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Jan Gower | Non-Executive HMCTS Change Portfolio Board member/Critical Friend |
2. Welcome and introductions
Attendees were welcomed to the meeting and the apologies were given.
3. Minutes and actions
The minutes from 26 January 2022 were approved and updates on actions were noted.
4. Performance and Finance updates
The Board was informed that the number of COVID-19 cases within HMCTS had significantly reduced over the last month and steps were being taken in advance of the end of restrictions in England on 1 April.
The confirmation that 30 Nightingale courtrooms (22 of which would be suitable for use as Crown courtrooms) would continue to be used into the next financial year was welcomed.
The Board was provided with an update on recovery across the different jurisdictions.
The Board considered the monthly finance report.
5. HMCTS Reform Programme and Common Platform update
The key updates in relation to the HMCTS Reform Programme were presented.
The Board was invited to review the Reform Integration and Implementation Plans and was provided with a demonstration of the interactive Change Load Heat Map.
An update was provided on the current position in relation to the Common Platform.
6. First-tier Tribunal IAC performance deep dive
The Board considered the latest position in relation to First-tier Tribunal Immigration & Asylum Chamber performance, its recovery plans, challenges, and the trajectory for 2022/23.
7. Quarterly Service Demand forecasting update
There was a discussion of the key conclusions from the latest demand forecasting across jurisdictions.
8. Implications, benefits and risks from changes in ways of working during the pandemic
The Board discussed the implications, benefits and risks from changes in ways of working during the pandemic covering areas such as remote hearings and remote working.
9. Transfer of judicial support functions from HMCTS to the Judicial Office
Following a discussion, the Board approved in principle the transfer of judicial support functions from HMCTS to the Judicial Office.
10. 2022-23 HMCTS allocations
The Board considered the proposals for the 2022-23 HMCTS allocations and provided its initial steers in relation to its advice to the Lord Chief Justice and the Senior President of Tribunals.
11. HMCTS Estates Strategy
The Board considered and approved the HMCTS Estates Strategy.
12. HMCTS Corporate Plan 2022-2025
Following a discussion, the Board agreed the proposed HMCTS corporate plan 2022-2025, subject to consideration of its feedback.
13. Update on Dispute Resolution Project
The Board discussed and provided feedback on the proposed policy options in relation to the Dispute Resolution Project.
14. HMCTS Audit and Risk Assurance
The report in relation to the HMCTS Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC) meeting on 21 February 2022 was presented.
The three issues relating to the deep dive on the Courts and Tribunals Service Centre network, enforcement of Crown Court monetary orders and the Risk Register were highlighted for consideration by the Board.
15. AOB
As this was Kevin Sadler’s last Board meeting before he retired, Tim Parker placed on record the Board’s gratitude to him for his service to HMCTS and its predecessor organisations.