Addressee: Ministry of Justice · Source location: Page 11, point a
The Ministry should:
a) agree with other criminal justice agencies a set of shared, published objectives for recovery in criminal courts that explicitly consider the implications for the rest of the criminal justice system. It should use these shared objectives to:
Response position:
Accepted
Delivery:
Implemented
· 03/2022
· Confirmed by NAO
Addressee: Ministry of Justice · Source location: Page 11, point a, first bullet point
• align recovery funding, planning and reporting across criminal justice agencies; and
Response position:
Accepted
Delivery:
Implemented
· 01/2024
· Confirmed by NAO
Addressee: Ministry of Justice · Source location: Page 11, point a, second bullet point
• set reasonable expectations around waiting times by case type, acknowledging the responsibility of the judiciary.
Response position:
Accepted
Delivery:
Implemented
· 10/2022
· Confirmed by NAO
Addressee: Ministry of Justice · Source location: Page 11, point b
b) develop a shared understanding of the capacity and capability of other parts of the criminal justice system, including the CPS and the legal professions, to support recovery in criminal courts.
Response position:
Accepted
Delivery:
Implemented
· 01/2024
· Confirmed by NAO
Addressee: Ministry of Justice · Source location: Page 12, point c
c) identify and obtain the data that it needs to understand the diversity of user experience, including for vulnerable users and ethnic minorities. It should use this to:
Response position:
Partially accepted
Delivery:
Implemented
· 09/2024
· Confirmed by NAO
Addressee: Ministry of Justice · Source location: Page 12, point c first bullet point
• It should use [the diversity data] to: inform how it implements the criminal court recovery programme and all key initiatives in the criminal justice action plan and capture this in their
performance monitoring; and
Response position:
Accepted
Delivery:
Implemented
· 09/2024
· Confirmed by NAO
Addressee: Ministry of Justice · Source location: Page 12, point c second bullet point
identify learning, particularly for aspects of the recovery programme that will endure through the court reform programme.
Response position:
Accepted
Delivery:
Implemented
· 05/2024
· Confirmed by NAO
Addressee: Ministry of Justice · Source location: Page 12, point d first bullet point
d) support improvements in data it needs for recovery by:
• devising and implementing a plan to tackle the systemic barriers to collecting, using and sharing data effectively across the criminal justice system; and
Response position:
Accepted
Delivery:
Implemented
· 03/2025
· Confirmed by NAO
Addressee: Ministry of Justice · Source location: Page 12, point d second bullet point
• strengthening its work with the judiciary and regional offices to capture local intelligence systematically and consistently.
Response position:
Accepted
Delivery:
Implemented
· 07/2022
· Confirmed by NAO