http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/43/section/4/2004-05-21Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000An Act to establish a National Probation Service for England and Wales and a Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service; to make further provision for the protection of children; to make further provision about dealing with persons suspected of, charged with or convicted of offences; to amend the law relating to access to information held under Part III of the Road Traffic Act 1988; and for connected purposes.2000-12-02texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-02-23Expert Participation2004-05-21 Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000s. 64(1)(a) (aa)Criminal Justice Act 2003s. 266(2)s. 336(3) (4)Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000s. 64(4A)Criminal Justice Act 2003s. 266(3)s. 336(3) (4)Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000s. 64(5)(f) and wordCriminal Justice Act 2003s. 266(4)s. 336(3) (4)Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000s. 64(6)Criminal Justice Act 2003s. 266(5)s. 336(3) (4)Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000s. 64(5)(f)Armed Forces Act 2006Sch. 16 para. 185(a)s. 383(2)art. 3(a)(b)art. 4Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000s. 64(6)The Offender Management Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008Sch. 1 para. 19(15)art. 1Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000s. 85(7B)The Criminal Justice and Data Protection (Protocol No. 36) Regulations 2014Sch. 3 para. 5(7)reg. 1(b)Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000s. 64(6)Children Act 2004Sch. 5 Pt. 4Sch. 5 Pt. 4 Noteart. 2(2)(g)art. 2(h)Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000s. 64(5)(f)Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012Sch. 21 para. 18s. 151(1)art. 2(s)Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000s. 64(5)(f)Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012Sch. 22 para. 19s. 151(1)art. 2(t)Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000s. 64(8)Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021Sch. 13 para. 38(5)s. 50(3)(j) Part IChapter I41For the purpose of implementing this Chapter, England and Wales shall be divided into areas.2For each area there shall be a board (referred to in this Act as a local probation board) which is to exercise the functions conferred on it by virtue of this Act and any other enactment.3Schedule 1 (which makes provision about the constitution of local probation boards, their powers and other matters relating to them) is to have effect.4References in this Act or any other enactment to an officer of a local probation board are references to—aany member of the staff of a local probation board appointed to exercise the functions of an officer of the board, andbany other individual exercising functions of an officer of a local probation board by virtue of section 5(2).5The initial areas for the purpose of implementing this Chapter are—athe police areas listed in Schedule 1 to the Police Act 1996 (areas into which England and Wales, apart from London, is divided), andbthe area comprising the Metropolitan Police District and the City of London Police Area.6The division of England and Wales into areas for that purpose may be altered from time to time by order made by the Secretary of State.1996 c. 16.