Courts Service (No. 2) Bill 1997

Public bill · Government · Presented

Would establish an independent Courts Service to manage court administration, buildings and facilities, support judges, and provide information and services to court users. It would transfer relevant staff, property and responsibilities from government departments, while protecting judges’ independence and creating oversight through a governing board, chief executive, strategic plans and annual reports.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to establish a service to manage the courts and provide services to and for the judges, and to provide other services relating to courts administration, to transfer certain property to the service, to make provision for the staffing of the service, and to provide for related matters

Last updated 20 November 2019