My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Jack Straw) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

I am today publishing the Ministry of Justice corporate plan for 2009-11. This, our first corporate plan, is the culmination of a huge amount of work to provide clarity on what the department, only 20 months old, will achieve over the remainder of the spending review period, how and with what resources.

The plan is based around our four strategic objectives and explains how we will:

create a momentum of reform across the justice system with front-line staff working in partnership with local communities to bring about change;

build on our good work involving communities in justice so we are more responsive to how the public want their justice system to develop;

ensure justice is not only done, but is seen to be done; and

ensure that the voice of those who suffer most from the impact of crime—victims—is heard in all aspects of our work.

Like other government departments, we will make significant savings over this spending period, while continuing to improve the services we deliver to the public. The plan sets out our internal financial allocations for the next financial year and explains how we will improve performance, drive out duplication, and ensure we have the capabilities to deliver our plan within our resource envelope. Copies of the corporate plan have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses, the Vote Office and the Printed Paper Office.

In the short time since it was created, the Ministry of Justice has been leading reform across the justice system. This plan sets out an exciting agenda for the next phase of reform, which will ensure our justice system remains admired and emulated across the world.