HMCTS monthly bulletin - July 2023

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Keeping you updated with news about the reform programme

Issue 60  |  3 July 2023

Image of Blackpool taken from above, looking down on Blackpool Tower and the coast line.

Consultation period opens for proposed three-story courthouse in Blackpool

A 4-week engagement period for the £40m project runs from 26 June to 24 July 2023. You can give your feedback by attending 2 consultation events in Blackpool, or through the engagement website.


News Headlines

2023 communications and engagement survey

We’ve launched our 2023 survey to find out what you think about the way we communicate and engage with you, what works well now and how we can improve.

Sharing our change framework across government

Our business architecture team is sharing knowledge on our Reform Programme with other public sector bodies to support their own organisational change.

Modernising Criminal Justice conference

Our CEO, Nick Goodwin spoke at the Modernising Criminal Justice conference, sharing updates on reform, our vision, successes and challenges we’ve overcome.

Strategic Public Engagement Group meeting

Find out about our new approach to public user engagement, as well as the chair’s summary of the inaugural meeting of the Strategic Public Engagement Group.

Other News

We have now digitised the Preparation for Effective Trial (PET) and Better Case Management (BCM) forms on Common Platform.

We've published a short guidance video for people who are using, or interested in using, the small claims mediation service 

We hosted delegates from the Taiwanese Department of Judicial Administration and the Taiwanese embassy. We discussed our work, the challenges we face and reform.

Defence solicitors and barristers can join any of our Common Platform drop-in support sessions for help and support on Tuesdays at 4:30pm and Thursdays at 9am.

We've published the latest monthly management information for April 2022 to April 2023 to understand workload volumes and timeliness at a national level.

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