The scope of the programme has also changed significantly since it began in 2016. HMCTS altered and reduced the scope of what it planned to deliver several times. For example, HMCTS and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) were originally jointly responsible for the common platform project and planned to deliver common platform as a single system. However, in 2021 the project board chose to change the design of common platform to involve interfaces with the CPS’s system.12 As part of its recen...

The scope of the programme has also changed significantly since it began in 2016. HMCTS altered and reduced the scope of what it planned to deliver several times. For example, HMCTS and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) were originally jointly responsible for the common platform project and planned to deliver common platform as a single system. However, in 2021 the project board chose to change the design of common platform to involve interfaces with the CPS’s system.12 As part of its recent reset, HMCTS also paused work on three projects. This included reforms to its civil possession service, family adoption and all special tribunals, with Type: conclusion | Number: 7 | Response status: accepted Government response: 1.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Recommendation implemented 1.2 The ambitious reform programme is designed to improve courts and tribunals for both those who use them and for those working in them. 1.3 The programme has undergone one major