Select Committee · Public Accounts Committee

Court Reform Programme: progress review

Status: Closed Opened: 15 Feb 2023 Closed: 24 Sep 2023 10 recommendations 17 conclusions 1 report

In 2016, HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) set up a set of change programmes to introduce new technology and working practices to modernise and upgrade the justice system. The reform programme, which covers crime, civil, family and tribunals, was driven by the need to address complex and inefficient case management systems and to achieve …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Sixty-First Report - Progress on the courts and tribunals r… HC 1002 30 Jun 2023 27 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
4 Conclusion Sixty-First Report - Progress on the co… Acknowledged

Write to Committee outlining assessment plan for full reform programme costs

HMCTS and the Ministry cannot fully assess whether the reforms have provided value for money as they have not captured the full costs of the programme. Despite our earlier concerns, the National Audit Office found that the programme costs still may not capture the full costs of reforming the courts …

Government response. The government agrees to assess the full cost of the programme, including proposed inclusions, acknowledging that estimates will be necessary due to unavailable full information. However, it does not explicitly outline how it will do this or commit to writing …
HM Treasury

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
30 Mar 2023 Andrew Baigent · HM Courts and Tribunals Service, Antonia Romeo · Ministry of Justice, Gemma Hewison · Ministry of Justice, Nick Goodwin · HMCTS View ↗

Correspondence

1 letter
DateDirectionTitle
28 Mar 2023 Correspondence from Nick Goodwin, Chief Executive, HM Courts & Tribunals Servic…