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Kenya Evidence Forum - June 14, 2016 Using Evidence to Improve Policy and Program Designs Improving Efficiency in Courts Judicial Performance Improvement Project Kenya Evidence Forum - June 14, 2016 Using Evidence to Improve Policy and Program

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Kenya Evidence Forum - June 14, 2016

Using Evidence to Improve Policy and Program Designs

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Kenya Evidence Forum - June 14, 2016

Using Evidence to Improve Policy and Program Designs

Improving Efficiency in Courts

Judicial Performance Improvement Project

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Mombasa

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There were other quesEons…

  • Why do cases take a long Eme?
  • Are judicial officers puMng in different

levels of effort?

  • What resources do court staff need to

improve the delivery of judicial services?

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Judicial Performance Improvement Project (JPIP)

  • Project 2012 – 2018

– Increasing access to courts – Improving Emeliness of judicial services – Enhancing performance and quality of decision making

  • IE discussions began 2013
  • Key targets and outcomes:

– Improving Emes to resoluEon and thereby reducing case backlog – Monitoring and ensuring quality of service

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The process of building a beWer data system

  • Improve tools

– Simple and easy to use – Comprehensive – Update and standardize indicators

  • Implement naEonwide and improve

compliance

– Ensure accurate and consistent reporEng – Assure sustainability

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Building beWer data systems

  • Case tracking tool

– Daily Court Returns Template

  • DCRT CommiWee:

– Office of the Chief JusEce – Performance Management Directorate – InformaEon and CommunicaEon Technology Directorate – Registrars (High Court and Magistrate Court) – IE Research Team (World Bank and Center for Global Development)

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Working Together…

  • Stakeholder meeEngs
  • Weekly commiWee meeEngs
  • Fully embedded with PMD
  • Regularly communicate with IE Research Team:

– Consider internaEonal best pracEce – Incorporate data validaEon techniques – Build capacity for analysis

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Daily Court Returns Template

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Compliance

  • Chief JusEce official communicaEon to

heads-of-court staEons October 2015

  • 94% of courts are regularly reporEng

their DCRT

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What be measured using DCRT:

All analysis can be done at the court or the judicial

  • fficer level:
  • Types of maWers handled
  • # of cases iniEated
  • # of cases resolved
  • Age of cases
  • Stage case is in the court process
  • Reasons for adjournment
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Kinds of decisions now being made

  • Performance contracts
  • Budgetary consideraEons (e.g. case load)
  • Planning for court expansion and refurbishment
  • Judicial officer and staff transfers
  • State of the Judiciary and Administra4on of Jus4ce

Report, (SoJAR)

  • Impact evaluaEon measurable outcome of

interest

– Time to ResoluEon

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Thank you!