The Final Countdown: Reflecting on the modernisation journey for courts and tribunals

About this episode

The episode reflects on the HMCTS Reform Programme's impact and future challenges in modernizing courts and tribunals.

Launched in 2016, the HMCTS Reform Programme reaches its formal conclusion at the end of March 2025. It underpins a quiet revolution which has moved our courts and tribunals from paper to digital, stabilised and secured systems and set us up for the 21st century. In this episode, host Aaron Wilson is joined by CEO Nick Goodwin and Operations Director Daniel Flury to reflect on the programme’s impact, key learnings, and what comes next. They discuss the challenges of modernising the just...

People in this episode

Host: Aaron Wilson

Guests: Nick Goodwin, Daniel Flury

Topics covered

• court modernization
• digital transformation
• HMCTS Reform Programme
• challenges in justice
• future of tribunals

Keywords

• HMCTS
• court reform
• digital systems
• justice modernization
• operations management

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HM Courts & Tribunals Service, HMCTS Reform Programme

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