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County Court Reform Programme over-ambitious and under-delivered on digital transformation.

Conclusion
The Reform programme was over ambitious and ultimately under-delivered. We acknowledge the diverse range of jurisdictions that fall within the County Court which may have contributed to the challenges the programme faced. However, we are not satisfied with HMCTS’ evidence: it offered weak justifications and failed to adequately acknowledge the extent to which the Reform Programme failed to deliver the necessary, and promised, digital transformation of the County Court. (Conclusion, Paragraph 126)
Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 17 October 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document.

Addressee Bodies
Ministry of Justice
Timeline
Recommendation age 1.1 yr
Report published 21 Jul 2025