Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
Recommendation 3
3
Acknowledged
Lack of transparency and data on regional County Court performance hinders effective scrutiny.
Conclusion
The civil justice quarterly statistics do not aid transparency or allow for effective data-led scrutiny into the performances of individual courts. The County Court is known to house significant regional variation across England and Wales yet there is no evidence of pro-active measurement of these regional differences, analysis of why such variation occurs, or sharing of good practice. (Conclusion, Paragraph 31)
Government response summary AI-generated
The government agrees on the importance of data-informed listing practices and states that HMCTS is currently exploring the development of predictive analytical tools using machine learning to support better administration of listing.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government · verbatim extract
Acknowledged
Accept. The Ministry of Justice publishes civil statistics quarterly which include the timeliness for pre-trial stages (Civil justice statistics quarterly – GOV.UK). These statistics present regional performance and can be filtered by court. We will review the data available and will consider whether improvements could be made to our data and publication processes.
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