Written question asked by Sadiq Khan (Labour) on Thursday, 17 February 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 28 February 2011. It was answered by Jonathan Djanogly (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 March 2011 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

HM Courts Service

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much his Department proposes to save from the merger of HM Courts Service and the Tribunals Service in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2013-14.

Answer: Through the integration of HMCS and the Tribunals Service we expect to make savings of £112 million over the course of the spending review.The estimated savings for each year are as follows:"(a) £15 million in 2011-12;""(b) £29 million in 2012-13;""(c) £34 million in 2013-14."We estimate annual savings of £34 million from 2014-15 onwards. A large proportion of these savings come from a reduction in staffing levels but we also assume a number of savings through a reduced overhead and removal of duplication (for example through reduced numbers of agency non-executive directors). We aim to manage the reduction in staffing levels through redeployment, natural wastage, and voluntary early departures. There will be costs associated with this over the spending review period.

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