HMCTS Board meeting summary - 26 March 2021
Published 28 May 2021
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1. Present HMCTS Members:
| Board member | 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 |
| Paul Harris | Acting Operations Director |
| Annabel Burns | Judicial & Legal Services Policy Directorate Director – MoJ Representative |
| Lady Justice Kate Thirlwall | Senior Presiding Judge (SPJ) |
| District Judge Tim Jenkins | Judicial Board member |
1.1 Presenters and additional attendees:
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Lord Justice Charles Haddon-Cave | Deputy Senior Presiding Judge (DSPJ) |
| Jan Gower | Non-Executive Change Portfolio Board member/Critical Friend |
| Catherine Blair | Strategic Finance Deputy Director |
| HMCTS Board Secretary | |
| Head of HMCTS Corporate Governance & Board Secretariat |
2. Welcome and Introductions
Tim Parker welcomed attendees to the meeting and explained that, as was customary, the Senior President of Tribunals would not be joining the meeting as its purpose was to discuss the advice of which he would be a joint recipient.
3. HMCTS Allocations 2021 to 2022
The Board discussed the details of the proposed financial settlement from MoJ for 2021 to 2022.
Having applied reasonable assumptions and judgements, the Board agreed that a letter should be drafted to the Lord Chief Justice and Senior President of Tribunals to inform them that the proposed financial allocation from MoJ to HMCTS had been considered by the Board and setting out the conclusions from this meeting with reference to the points raised in the paper. It was confirmed that the draft of this letter would be circulated, along with the letter from the Lord Chancellor to the Lord Chief Justice and Senior President of Tribunals, to Board members out of committee for final approval.