HM Courts and Tribunals Service Board meeting – 8 February 2024
Published 25 October 2024
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1. Attendees
1.1 Present
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Sir Richard Broadbent | Chair |
| Nicky Wilden | Non-Executive Member |
| Nick Fishwick | Non-Executive Member |
| Nick Goodwin | Chief Executive Officer (CEO) |
| Andrew Baigent | Chief Financial Officer |
| Paul Harris | Deputy Chief Executive and Operations Director |
| 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 |
| Jerome Glass | Director General, Policy Courts and Access to Justice |
| Jan Gower | Change Portfolio Board member/Critical Friend |
| John Wallis | Deputy Director, Judicial Engagement and Strategic Reform |
| Alison Wedge | Deputy Director, Head of Governance and Assurance |
| Jo Peacock | Deputy Director, Data, Analysis and Insight |
| Head of Recovery and Operational Performance | |
| Head of Engagement and Wellbeing | |
| Neil Sheppard | Deputy Director, HR Organisational Capability |
| Ed Wagstaff | Deputy Director, Business Strategy (Item 12) |
| Joint Head of Strategy Unit | |
| Business Planning and Reporting Lead |
1.3 Secretariat
| Role |
|---|
| Head of Corporate Governance and Board Secretariat |
| PA, HMCTS Governance and Assurance |
| Head of Operational Judicial Private Offices |
1.4 Apologies
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Lakh Jemmett | Non-Executive Director |
2. Board Minutes
The draft minutes from 11 January 2024 were approved and the for-information papers were noted.
3. HMCTS Board Effectiveness Review
Following a discussion, the Board agreed the proposed approach to the effectiveness review which would be led by Jan Gower, who was not expected to regularly attend future Board meetings. Sir Richard put on record the Board’s gratitude to Jan.
4. HMCTS Change Portfolio quarterly update
The overall delivery confidence for the portfolio and its key successes and challenges were presented to the Board.
The Board discussed the Reform programme delivery confidence and plans following the approval of the revised approach. The importance of balancing delivery of the revised plan whilst allowing sufficient flexibility to account for unforeseen events was highlighted.
5. Management Information
The Board reviewed and provided feedback on the proposed final Management Information pack.
6. Performance and Finance Updates
The CEO highlighted material organisational issues and the Board was provided with key operational performance updates.
The significant increase in receipts for the Immigration and Asylum Chamber and the challenges of managing the operational implications of court closures were discussed.
Some financial pressures were emerging, but the overall position was broadly in line with expectations.
7. Regional performance variations
The Board discussed the analysis it had previously commissioned on regional variations in performance.
8. HMCTS Budget Allocation 2024-25
The Board noted the update and proposed next steps. The importance of the underlying assumptions and the rationale behind those assumptions was noted.
9. Civil Service People Survey Results 2023
An overview of HMCTS’s results from the 2023 Civil Service People Survey was provided. The Board agreed the planned areas of priority and the recommendations.
10. HMCTS Business Plan 2023-24 Quarter 3 Update
The Board discussed the update and noted that the majority of milestones were expected to be completed by the end of 2023-24.
11. Governance Review Update
The preliminary findings of the Governance Review were discussed.
12. Update on strategic planning and the 2024/25 Business Plan
The Board agreed the basis for taking forward Business Planning and the proposed work programme for the Strategic Plan.