Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
Recommendation 13
13
Deferred
Civil judiciary no longer an attractive profession, hindering recruitment of high-performing candidates.
Conclusion
While we welcome the recent introduction of location-based advertising for full-time judicial roles, the civil judiciary is no longer an attractive profession. It is vital more is done to attract high performing candidates to the district-bench. (Conclusion, Paragraph 64)
Government Response Summary
The government stated it would review the data it collects on the condition of the court estate and consider improvements, with outcomes provided by March 2026, but did not address the recommendation on attracting high-performing candidates to judicial roles.
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
Accept in part. HMCTS utilises a range of information on the condition of the estate, and this informs a prioritised pipeline of future works across the estate which is kept under regular review. However, HMCTS will review the data it collects, including data collected by its Facilities Management provider Equans, and will consider if improvements can be made to inform future works and repairs. The review will also consider the publication of consistent site condition data, and how this could be achieved in a cost effective and proportionate way. We will provide the outcome of this review, via letter to the Committee, before the end of March 2026.