The Children (Allocation of Proceedings) (Amendment) Order 2005
Citation, commencement, interpretation and application
1.
(1)
This Order may be cited as the Children (Allocation of Proceedings) (Amendment)Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1st April 2005.
(2)
Amendments to the Children (Allocation of Proceedings) Order 1991
2.
In article 1(2)—
(a)
omit the definition of “London commission area”; and
(b)
““local justice area” has the same meaning as in the Courts Act 20033; and”.
3.
In article 9(1) and article 18(3) for “petty sessions area or London commission area” substitute “local justice area”.
4.
In Schedule 1—
(a)
“London Region
Barnet County Court
Bow County Court
Brentford County Court
Bromley County Court
Croydon County Court
Edmonton County Court
Ilford County Court
Kingston-upon-Thames County Court
Romford County Court
Wandsworth County Court
Willesden County Court”;
(b)
for “Midland Circuit” substitute “Midlands Region”;
(c)
for “Northern Circuit” substitute “North West Region”;
(d)
for “North Eastern Circuit” substitute “North East Region”;
(e)
for “South Eastern Circuit” substitute “South East Region”;
(f)
in the entries after “South Eastern Circuit” omit the entries for—
(i)
Barnet County Court;
(ii)
Bow County Court;
(iii)
Brentford County Court;
(iv)
Bromley County Court;
(v)
Croydon County Court;
(vi)
Edmonton County Court;
(vii)
Ilford County Court;
(viii)
Kingston-upon-Thames County Court;
(ix)
Romford County Court;
(x)
Wandsworth County Court; and
(xi)
Willesden County Court;
(g)
for “Wales and Chester Circuit” substitute “Wales and Cheshire Region”; and
(h)
for “Western Circuit” substitute “South West Region”.
5.
“SCHEDULE 2CARE CENTRES
London Region
(i) Local Justice Area
(ii) Care Centre
Barking and Dagenham
Principal Registry of the Family Division
Barnet
Principal Registry of the Family Division
Bexley
Principal Registry of the Family Division
Brent
Principal Registry of the Family Division
Bromley
Principal Registry of the Family Division
Principal Registry of the Family Division
City of London
Principal Registry of the Family Division
City of Westminster
Principal Registry of the Family Division
Croydon
Principal Registry of the Family Division
Ealing
Principal Registry of the Family Division
Enfield
Principal Registry of the Family Division
Greenwich and Lewisham
Principal Registry of the Family Division
Hackney and Tower Hamlets
Principal Registry of the Family Division
Hammersmith and Fulham and Kensington and Chelsea
Principal Registry of the Family Division
Haringey
Principal Registry of the Family Division
Harrow Gore
Principal Registry of the Family Division
Havering
Principal Registry of the Family Division
Hillingdon
Principal Registry of the Family Division
Hounslow
Principal Registry of the Family Division
Kingston-upon-Thames
Principal Registry of the Family Division
Lambeth and Southwark
Principal Registry of the Family Division
Merton
Principal Registry of the Family Division
Newham
Principal Registry of the Family Division
Redbridge
Principal Registry of the Family Division
Richmond-upon-Thames
Principal Registry of the Family Division
Sutton
Principal Registry of the Family Division
Waltham Forest
Principal Registry of the Family Division
Wandsworth
Principal Registry of the Family Division
Midlands Region
(i) Local Justice Area
(ii) Care Centre
Ashby-De-La-Zouch
Leicester County Court
Birmingham
Birmingham County Court
Boston
Lincoln County Court
Bourne and Stamford
Lincoln County Court
Bromsgrove and Redditch
Worcester County Court
Central and South West Staffordshire
Stoke-on-Trent County Court
Corby
Northampton County Court
Coventry District
Coventry County Court
Daventry
Northampton County Court
Drayton
Telford County Court
Dudley
Wolverhampton County Court
Elloes
Lincoln County Court
Gainsborough
Lincoln County Court
Grantham
Lincoln County Court
Herefordshire
Worcester County Court
High Peak
Derby County Court
Kettering
Northampton County Court
Kidderminster
Worcester County Court
Leicester
Leicester County Court
Lincoln District
Lincoln County Court
Loughborough
Leicester County Court
Mansfield
Nottingham County Court
Market Bosworth
Leicester County Court
Market Harborough and Lutterworth
Leicester County Court
Melton, Belvoir and Rutland
Leicester County Court
Newark and Southwell
Nottingham County Court
Northampton
Northampton County Court
North East Derbyshire and Dales
Derby County Court
North Staffordshire
Stoke-on-Trent County Court
Nottingham
Nottingham County Court
Oswestry
Telford County Court
Shrewsbury
Telford County Court
Skegness
Lincoln County Court
Sleaford
Lincoln County Court
Solihull
Birmingham County Court
South Shropshire
Telford County Court
South East Staffordshire
Stoke-on-Trent County Court or
Derby County Court
Southern Derbyshire
Derby County Court
South Worcestershire
Worcester County Court
Stourbridge and Halesowen
Wolverhampton County Court
Sutton Coldfield
Birmingham County Court
Telford and Bridgnorth
Telford County Court
Towcester
Northampton County Court
Warley
Wolverhampton County Court
Walsall and Aldridge
Wolverhampton County Court
Warwickshire
Coventry County Court
Wellingborough
Northampton County Court
West Bromwich
Wolverhampton County Court
Wolds
Lincoln County Court
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton County Court
Worksop and Retford
Nottingham County Court
North East Region
(i) Local Justice Area
(ii) Care Centre
Alnwick
Newcastle-upon-Tyne County Court
Barnsley District
Sheffield County Court
Batley and Dewsbury
Leeds County Court
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Newcastle-upon-Tyne County Court
Beverley and the Wolds
Kingston-upon-Hull County Court
Bradford
Leeds County Court
Bridglington
Kingston-upon-Hull County Court
Calderdale
Leeds County Court
Doncaster
Sheffield County Court
Gateshead District
Newcastle-upon-Tyne County Court
Grimsby and Cleethorpes
Kingston-upon-Hull County Court
Goole and Howdenshire
Kingston-upon-Hull County Court
Harrogate
York County Court or
Leeds County Court
Hartlepool
Middlesbrough County Court
Houghton-le-Spring
Sunderland County Court
Huddersfield
Leeds County Court
Hull and Holderness
Kingston-upon-Hull County Court
Keighley
Leeds County Court
Langbaurgh East
Middlesbrough County Court
Leeds District
Leeds County Court
Newcastle-upon-Tyne District
Newcastle-upon-Tyne County Court
Northallerton and Richmond
Middlesbrough County Court
North Durham
Newcastle-upon-Tyne County Court or
Sunderland County Court
North Lincolnshire
Kingston-upon-Hull County Court
North Tyneside District
Newcastle-upon-Tyne County Court
Pontefract
Leeds County Court
Rotherham
Sheffield County Court
Scarborough
York County Court
Selby
York County Court
Sheffield
Sheffield County Court
Skipton
Leeds County Court
South Durham
Newcastle-upon-Tyne County Court or
Middlesbrough County Court
South East Northumberland
Newcastle-upon-Tyne County Court
South Tyneside District
Sunderland County Court
Sunderland
Sunderland County Court
Teesside
Middlesbrough County Court
Tynedale
Newcastle-upon-Tyne County Court
Wakefield
Leeds County Court
York
York County Court
North West Region
(i) Local Justice Area
(ii) Care Centre
Blackburn, Darwen and Ribble Valley
Blackburn County Court
Bolton
Manchester County Court
Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale
Blackburn County Court
Bury
Manchester County Court
Carlisle and District
Carlisle County Court
Chorley
Blackburn County Court
City of Salford
Manchester County Court
Eden
Carlisle County Court
Furness and District
Lancaster County Court
Fylde Coast
Lancaster County Court
Hyndburn
Blackburn County Court
Knowsley
Liverpool County Court
Lancaster
Lancaster County Court
Liverpool
Liverpool County Court
Manchester City
Manchester County Court
North Sefton District
Liverpool County Court
Oldham
Manchester County Court
Ormskirk
Liverpool County Court
Preston
Blackburn County Court
Rochdale, Middleton and Heywood
Manchester County Court
St Helens
Liverpool County Court
South Lakeland
Lancaster County Court
South Ribble
Blackburn County Court
South Sefton District
Liverpool County Court
Stockport
Manchester County Court
Tameside
Manchester County Court
Trafford
Manchester County Court
West Allerdale and Keswick
Carlisle County Court
Whitehaven
Carlisle County Court
Wigan and Leigh
Liverpool County Court or
Manchester County Court
Wirral
Liverpool County Court
South East Region
(i) Local Justice Area
(ii) Care Centre
Bedford and Mid-Bedfordshire
Luton County Court
Cambridge
Cambridge County Court
Central Buckinghamshire
Milton Keynes County Court
Central Kent
Medway County Court
Central Hertfordshire
Watford County Court
Central Norfolk
Norwich County Court
East Berkshire
Reading County Court
East Cambridgeshire
Cambridge County Court
East Hertfordshire
Watford County Court
East Kent
Canterbury County Court
Fenland
Peterborough County Court
Great Yarmouth
Norwich County Court
Huntingdonshire
Peterborough County Court
Luton and South Bedfordshire
Luton County Court
Mid-North Essex
Chelmsford County Court
Mid-South Essex
Chelmsford County Court
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes County Court
North-East Essex
Chelmsford County Court
North East Suffolk
Ipswich County Court
North Hertfordshire
Watford County Court
North Kent
Medway County Court
North Norfolk
Norwich County Court
Northern Oxfordshire
Oxford County Court
North Surrey
Guildford County Court
North-West Essex
Chelmsford County Court
North West Surrey
Guildford County Court
Norwich
Norwich County Court
Oxford
Oxford County Court
Peterborough
Peterborough County Court
Reading
Reading County Court
South-East Essex
Chelmsford County Court
South East Suffolk
Ipswich County Court
South East Surrey
Guildford County Court
South West Surrey
Guildford County Court
South Norfolk
Norwich County Court
Southern Oxfordshire
Oxford County Court
South-West Essex
Chelmsford County Court
Sussex (Central)
Brighton County Court
Sussex (Eastern)
Brighton County Court
Sussex (Northern)
Brighton County Court
Sussex (Western)
Brighton County Court
West Berkshire
Reading County Court
West Hertfordshire
Watford County Court
West Norfolk
Norwich County Court
West Suffolk
Ipswich County Court
Wycombe and Beaconsfield
Milton Keynes County Court
South West Region
(i) Local Justice Area
(ii) Care Centre
Bath and Wansdyke
Bristol County Court
Bristol
Bristol County Court
Central Devon
Exeter County Court
East Cornwall
Truro County Court
East Dorset
Bournemouth County Court
Gloucestershire
Bristol County Court
Isle of Wight
Portsmouth County Court
Mendip
Taunton County Court
New Forest
Portsmouth County Court
North Avon
Bristol County Court
North Devon
Exeter County Court
North East Hampshire
Portsmouth County Court
North Somerset
Bristol County Court
North West Hampshire
Portsmouth County Court
North West Wiltshire
Swindon County Court
Plymouth District
Plymouth County Court
Sedgemoor
Taunton County Court
Southampton
Portsmouth County Court
South Devon
Exeter County Court
South East Hampshire
Portsmouth County Court
South East Wiltshire
Swindon County Court
South Hampshire
Portsmouth County Court
South Somerset
Taunton County Court
Swindon
Swindon County Court
Taunton Deane and West Somerset
Taunton County Court
West Cornwall
Truro County Court
West Dorset
Bournemouth County Court
Wales and Cheshire Region
(i) Local Justice Area
(ii) Care Centre
Cardiff
Cardiff County Court
Carmarthen
Swansea County Court
Ceredigion
Swansea County Court
Chester, Ellesmere Port and Neston
Chester County Court
Conwy
Caernarfon County Court or
Rhyl County Court
Cynon Valley
Pontypridd County Court
De Brycheiniog
Pontypridd County Court
De Maldwyn
Chester County Court
Denbighshire
Rhyl County Court
Dinefwr
Swansea County Court
Flintshire
Rhyl County Court
Gwynedd
Caernarfon County Court
Halton
Warrington County Court
Llanelli
Swansea County Court
Macclesfield
Warrington County Court
Merthyr Tydfil
Pontypridd County Court
Miskin
Pontypridd County Court
Neath Port Talbot
Swansea County Court
Newcastle and Ogmore
Cardiff County Court
North Pembrokeshire
Swansea County Court
North West Gwent
Cardiff County Court or
Newport (Gwent) County Court or
Pontypridd County Court
Radnorshire and North Brecknock
Pontypridd County Court
South Cheshire
Stoke-on-Trent County Court
South East Gwent
Cardiff County Court or
Newport (Gwent) County Court or
Pontypridd County Court
South Pembrokeshire
Swansea County Court
Swansea County
Swansea County Court
Vale of Glamorgan
Cardiff County Court
Vale Royal
Chester County Court
Warrington
Warrington County Court
Welshpool
Chester County Court
Wrexham Maelor
Rhyl County Court
Ynys Mòn / Anglesey
Caernarfon County Court”.
Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
It has been decided that Exeter County Court should become a Care Centre as defined in article 2 of the Children (Allocation of Proceedings) Order 1991 (“the 1991 Order”). A Care Centre is a county court designated for the purpose of hearing cases under Parts III, IV or V of the Children Act 1989. This Order effects this change and amends the 1991 Order to re-organise the transfer arrangements between magistrates' courts and Care Centres on the Western Circuit to reflect this change.
Amendments to the Order have also been made to replace references to “petty sessions areas” and “London commission area” with references to “local justice area” to reflect the changes to the organisation of the courts made by the Courts Act 2003 which are also being brought into force on 1st April 2005. References to circuits are changed to references to the new administrative regions which will be used after that date.
At the same time the opportunity has been taken to up-date the names of the petty sessions areas (local justice areas as they will become) in consequence of changes to their boundaries which have not previously been reflected in the 1991 Order.