https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-justice-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2019<\/a>. It is part of the Royal Courts of Justice Annual Tables (which contain at Table 5.2 a breakdown of sitting days by type of work and level of judge)<\/p> <\/p>
The data source for these figures are a number of operational systems and as such are liable to change and may not reflect previously published statistics.<\/p>
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Last year Crown Court trial waiting times were at their lowest since 2014, with this year\u2019s allocation of sitting days reflecting this.<\/p>"}
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HMCTS and the Ministry of Justice have undertaken a number of formal written consultation exercises since the Reform Programme began in 2016. This included the Ministry of Justice consultation on the Reform Programme entitled Transforming our Justice System, which set out the Government\u2019s broad approach to reform and sought views on three specific sets of proposals: the assisted digital strategy; automatic online conviction and statutory standard penalty; and tribunal panel composition.<\/p>
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HMCTS has spent the following amounts on academic research for evaluation of reform:<\/p>
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2016/17: £220,000 for research on the Citizen user Experience<\/p>
2017/18: £50,000 for research on the Professional User Experience<\/p>
2017/18: £40,000 for a survey of SSCS appellants digital capability<\/p>
2018/19: £49,000 for LSE evaluation of video hearings in tax<\/p>
2018/19: £47,976 for research on Flexible Operating Hours<\/p>
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HMCTS undertakes public consultation when reorganising estate or closing a tribunal building. This work is conducted by civil servants alongside other duties and it is not possible to capture an accurate assessment of the time and cost spent on this.<\/p>"}
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