have access to the are inconsistent Annual reporting toolkit has been tools need to across the region. implemented in six PICs via the enable them to There is no judicial Court Annual Reporting increase and court baseline Workshop, and ongoing support transparency and data utilising a has been provided to support The comprehensiveness accountability common set of publication of those PICs annual of court data across through the indicators, regional reports. multiple indicators being development of strategy or local collected and reported on Annual Court development plans in Planned interaction with 14 PICs annually and the number Reports PICs to improve court remotely and at the scheduled of participating PICs. operations (including NCs Meeting in October 2014 will registry systems and inform the collection of court processes). performance data for the planned 2014 Trend Report. Promulgation of case disposal time standards and the number of PICs they are promulgated in. 3.1 Judicial Administration Project Courts in up to four Courts in up to four Approaches to using The Time Standards Toolkit Two of the three PICs introduce time PICs begin to report judicial and court continues to be refined in line with PICs which standards for cases an increase in the administration data implementation across three Time standards as received support and commence percentage of cases for diagnosis PICs. One PIC will be further promulgated and the under the 18-month reporting on case disposed of within the (problem piloted in 2014. number of PICs reporting Implementation disposal rates. promulgated time identification) and TA report. TA on case disposal rates. Plan are using the standards and more treatment (local The second in-country visit for the Courts in up to three Registry / Court efficient court development plans) Delay Reduction Toolkit pilot has PICs introduce delay plans developed to management through are inconsistent been completed (Vanuatu), and reduction practices undertake registry / the collection of across the region. assistance given to implement and procedures. Quality, court reforms. internal court There is no regional and document changes related to comprehensiveness and
have access to the tools need to enable them to increase transparency and accountability through the development of Annual Court Reports are inconsistent across the region. There is no judicial and court baseline data utilising a common set of indicators, regional strategy or local development plans in PICs to improve court operations (including registry systems and processes). Annual reporting toolkit has been implemented in six PICs via the Court Annual Reporting Workshop, and ongoing support has been provided to support publication of those PICs annual reports. Planned interaction with 14 PICs remotely and at the scheduled NCs Meeting in October 2014 will inform the collection of court performance data for the planned 2014 Trend Report. The comprehensiveness of court data across multiple indicators being collected and reported on annually and the number of participating PICs. Promulgation of case disposal time standards and the number of PICs they are promulgated in. 3.1 Judicial Administration Project Courts in up to four PICs begin to report an increase in the percentage of cases disposed of within the promulgated time standards and more efficient court management through the collection of internal court Two of the three PICs which received support under the 18-month Implementation Plan are using the Registry / Court plans developed to undertake registry / court reforms. Approaches to using judicial and court administration data for diagnosis (problem identification) and treatment (local development plans) are inconsistent across the region. There is no regional The Time Standards Toolkit continues to be refined in line with implementation across three PICs. One PIC will be further piloted in 2014. The second in-country visit for the Delay Reduction Toolkit pilot has been completed (Vanuatu), and assistance given to implement and document changes related to Courts in up to four PICs introduce time standards for cases and commence reporting on case disposal rates. Time standards as promulgated and the number of PICs reporting on case disposal rates. TA report. TA Courts in up to three PICs introduce delay reduction practices and procedures. Quality, comprehensiveness and
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