Courts Act 2003

Section 61A

[F1 SCHEDULE 3A E+W Further provision about the inspectors of court administration

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 3A inserted (1.4.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 32(2), 53(1)(a); S.I. 2007/709, art. 3(m) (subject to arts. 6, 7)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 3A modified (temp.) (1.10.2008) by The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Consequential Amendments and Transitory Provisions) Order (S.I. 2008/2250), {art. 3(11)}

Delegation of functions E+W

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Inspection programmes and inspection frameworks E+W

2 (1) The Chief Inspector shall from time to time, or at such times as the Lord Chancellor may specify by order, prepare—

(a) a document setting out what inspections he proposes to carry out (an “inspection programme”);

(b) a document setting out the manner in which he proposes to carry out his functions of inspecting and reporting (an “inspection framework”).

(2) Before preparing an inspection programme or an inspection framework the Chief Inspector shall consult the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and (subject to sub-paragraph (3))—

(a) Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons,

(b) Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary,

(c) Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service,

(d) [F2 Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Probation for England and Wales],

(e) Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills,

(f) the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection,

(g) the Commission for Social Care Inspection,

(h) the Audit Commission for Local Government and the National Health Service in England F3 . . . ,

(i) the Auditor General for Wales, and

(j) any other person or body specified by an order made by the Lord Chancellor,

and he shall send to each of those persons or bodies a copy of each programme or framework once it is prepared.

(3) The requirement in sub-paragraph (2) to consult, and to send copies to, a person or body listed in paragraphs (a) to (j) of that sub-paragraph is subject to any agreement made between the Chief Inspector and that person or body to waive the requirement in such cases or circumstances as may be specified in the agreement.

(4) The Lord Chancellor may by order specify the form that inspection programmes or inspection frameworks are to take.

(5) Nothing in any inspection programme or inspection framework is to be read as preventing the inspectors of court administration from making visits without notice.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Sch. 3A para. 2(2)(d) substituted (1.4.2008) by The Offender Management Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order (S.I. 2008/912), art. 3, {Sch. 1 para. 27(1)(2)(e)}

F3 Words in Sch. 3A para. 2(2)(h) repealed (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), ss. 146, 241, 245(5), Sch. 9 para. 1(1)(2)(u), Sch. 18 Pt. 9; S.I. 2008/172, art. 4(a)(n)(i)

Inspections by other inspectors of organisations within inspectors' remit E+W

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Co-operation E+W

4 The inspectors of court administration shall co-operate with—

(a) Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons,

(b) Her Majesty's Inspectors of Constabulary,

(c) Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service,

(d) [F4 Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Probation for England and Wales],

(e) Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills,

(f) the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection,

(g) the Commission for Social Care Inspection,

(h) the Audit Commission for Local Government and the National Health Service in England F5 . . . ,

(i) the Auditor General for Wales, and

(j) any other public authority specified by an order made by the Lord Chancellor,

where it is appropriate to do so for the efficient and effective discharge of the inspectors' functions.

Textual Amendments

F4 Words in Sch. 3A para. 4(d) substituted (1.4.2008) by The Offender Management Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order (S.I. 2008/912), art. 3, {Sch. 1 para. 26(2)(f)}

F5 Words in Sch. 3A para. 4(h) repealed (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), ss. 146, 241, 245(5), Sch. 9 para. 1(1)(2)(u), Sch. 18 Pt. 9; S.I. 2008/172, art. 4(a)(n)(i)

Joint action E+W

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Assistance for other public authorities E+W

6 (1) The inspectors of court administration may if they think it appropriate to do so provide assistance to any other public authority for the purpose of the exercise by that authority of its functions. E+W

(2) Assistance under this paragraph may be provided on such terms (including terms as to payment) as the Chief Inspector thinks fit.]