HM Courts and Tribunals Service Board meeting – 4 April 2024
Published 25 October 2024
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1. Attendees
1.1 Present
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Sir Richard Broadbent | Chair |
| Lakh Jemmett | Non-Executive Member |
| Nicky Wilden | Non-Executive Member and Audit and Risk Assurance Committee Chair |
| Nick Fishwick | Non-Executive Member |
| Luisa Fulci | Non-Executive Member (from item 2) |
| Nick Goodwin | Chief Executive |
| Daniel Flury | Operations Director (from item 2) |
| Andrew Baigent | Chief Financial Officer |
| Louise Alexander | HR Director |
| Lord Justice Andrew Edis | Senior Presiding Judge (SPJ) |
| Sir Keith Lindblom | Senior President of Tribunals (SPT) |
| District Judge Tim Jenkins | Judicial Board member |
1.2 Additional attendees and presenters
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Annabel Burns | Strategy, Analysis and Planning Director |
| Richard Price | Director General, Performance Strategy and Analysis |
| Ed Lidington | Court Recovery Director, Criminal and Family |
| Ed Wagstaff | Deputy Director, Business Strategy |
| Joint Head of Strategy Unit | |
| Business Planning and Reporting Lead | |
| Jan Gower | Non-Executive Critical Friend |
1.3 Secretariat
| Role |
|---|
| Head of Corporate Governance and Board Secretariat |
| Deputy Head of HMCTS Corporate Governance and Board Secretariat |
| Head of Operational Judicial Private Offices |
1.4 Apologies
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Jerome Glass | DG Policy - Courts and Access to Justice (MoJ) |
2. New HMCTS Board members
The Chairman provided background information in respect of the appointment of Luisa Fulci and Daniel Flury as new Board members.
3. Board Minutes
The draft minutes from 7 March were approved and the action log was discussed.
4. Performance and Finance Updates
The Chief Executive provided headline updates covering areas such as judicial recruitment, fire safety and prison capacity.
The recent Gate 0 review of the Reform programme was discussed.
The Board was provided with key operational performance updates and discussed the updated financial position.
5. Proposed inclusion of an additional Crown Court metric in the MoJ Outcome Delivery Plan (ODP)
The background and rationale for the proposal to include a new metric was provided.
6. Security and Safety in Courts and Tribunals Buildings
The Board discussed the outcomes from a review of security procedures for judges, HMCTS staff and users.
7. Update on strategic planning and the 2024/25 Business Plan
Following a discussion, the Board endorsed the draft HMCTS 2024/25 Business Plan, subject to consideration of feedback proved at the meeting and detailed points shared in correspondence.
8. Financial Allocations Update
The Board noted the current position.
9. HMCTS Board Effectiveness Review
The Board discussed key insights from the Board Effectiveness Review
questionnaire and interviews that were conducted with Board members. The areas considered included: the Board’s purpose and objectives; relationships, behaviours and culture; reporting and the quality of management information; and the quality and content of meetings.
The Chairman agreed to consider what changes might be needed to deliver the desired outcomes, and to report back to the Board.