HMCTS Court Reform

Digital Justice: HMCTS data strategy and delivering access to justice

The court system in England and Wales is undergoing a period of rapid and unprecedented change. The £1bn court reform programme currently being led by HM Courts and Tribunals Service is the most ambitious in the world. In whole areas of the justice system such as divorce and civil money claims, and certain types of […]

Digital Justice: HMCTS data strategy and delivering access to justice
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Monitoring Equality in Digital Public Services

Many of the public and private services we use are now digital. The move to digital is likely to increase as technology becomes more embedded in our lives. But what does this mean for how essential public services understand who is using, or indeed not using, them and why? Public services are required to adhere […]

Monitoring Equality in Digital Public Services
Advance High Quality Thinking
The Online Court
Policy
Research
Access to Justice
HMCTS Court Reform

Briefing Note: The Coronavirus Bill and the Rule of Law

In light of the plans to rapidly expand the use of telephone, video and Skype hearings in the justice system, this briefing discusses the safeguards that must be put in place to ensure that access to justice and open justice are maintained under the rule of law. Summary The following recommendations would uphold the rule […]

Briefing Note: The Coronavirus Bill and the Rule of Law
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The impact of COVID-19 measures on the civil justice system: Report and recommendations

This report presents the findings of a rapid review undertaken by the Civil Justice Council into the impact of COVID-19 arrangements on users of the civil justice system. Over 1,000 responses were submitted over the course of two weeks. The report  contains recommendations on the continuing use of remote hearings across the civil justice system […]

The impact of COVID-19 measures on the civil justice system: Report and recommendations
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Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on tribunals: The experience of tribunal judges

The measures introduced to tackle the spread of COVID-19 resulted in rapid changes to the operation of courts and tribunals across England and Wales. Across the tribunals system, measures were put in place to protect public safety and ensure that tribunals were able to function and hear cases wherever possible. A range of procedural and […]

Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on tribunals: The experience of tribunal judges
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Technology
Access to Justice
HMCTS Court Reform
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‘Justice system data’ : a comparative study

This report analyses the ways in which ‘justice system data’ – that is the information generated by the process of justice – is managed in three countries: Australia, Canada and Ireland. It considers how data-sharing methods are perceived to relate to judicial independence, innovation, and public understanding of, and confidence in, the justice system. The […]

‘Justice system data’ : a comparative study
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Technology
Access to Justice
HMCTS Court Reform
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Justice Data Matters: Building a public mandate for court data use

This report, which is the first of its kind globally, combines quantitative polling with a nationally representative omnibus survey of 2,164 adults and public deliberation to explore public attitudes to the publication and use of data held in court records, including judgments. It explores themes including: sensitivity of court judgment data; how court judgments may […]

Justice Data Matters: Building a public mandate for court data use
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HMCTS Court Reform

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