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The Contracting Out (Administrative and Other Court Staff) (Amendment) Order 2008

S.I. 2008/2791 · Made 23 October 2008

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Contracting Out

Supreme Court, England And Wales

Mental Capacity, England And Wales

County Courts, England And Wales

Magistrates’ Courts, England And Wales

Made 23rd October 2008

Laid before Parliament 28th October 2008

Coming into force 1st December 2008

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 2(6) of the Courts Act 2003f1 and after consulting the Lord Chief Justice, the Master of the Rolls, the President of the Queen’s Bench Division, the President of the Family Division and the Chancellor of the High Court in accordance with section 2(7)f2 of the Courts Act 2003, makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2003 c. 39.

f2

as amended by paragraph 309(1) of Schedule 4 to the Constitutional Reform Act (2005 c. 4).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Contracting Out (Administrative and Other Court Staff) Order 2001
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Contracting Out (Administrative and Other Court Staff) (Amendment) Order 2008 and shall come into force on 1st December 2008.

2Amendment of the Contracting Out (Administrative and Other Court Staff) Order 2001

(1)

The Contracting Out (Administrative and Other Court Staff) Order 2001f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

For article 2 (Contracting out of functions), substitute —

“(2)

The Lord Chancellor may enter into such contracts with other persons for the provision, by them or their subcontractors, of officers, staff or services as are appropriate for carrying out the administrative work of —

(a)

the Supreme Court;

(b)

the Court of Protection;

(c)

county courts; and

(d)

magistrates’ courts.”

Signature

Bridget Prentice

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

23rd October 2008

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Contracting Out (Administrative and Other Court Staff) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3698) to enable the Lord Chancellor to enter into contracts for the provision of administrative staff to the Court of Protection and magistrates’ courts as well as to the Supreme Court and county courts.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.