Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been made redundant by Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) in each year since the foundation of HMCTS; and what the cost of redundancies at HMCTS was in each of those years.
I can confirm that there have been no compulsory redundancies in HMCTS since its foundation in April 2011. There have been voluntary departures agreed in HMCTS since April 2011, as detailed in the HMCTS Financial Statement of Accounts. The number and cost of these voluntary departures are detailed below:
Year | Number of Voluntary Departures Agreed | Cost (£) |
2011 – 2012 | 1,268 | £54,817,000 |
2012 – 2013 | 408 | £22,259,000 |
2013 – 2014 | 73 | £3,087,000 |
Up to 31 May 2014 | 0 | 0 |