Courts board

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The courts boards were organizations within His Majesty's Courts Service in the United Kingdom which worked to improve administration of the courts system.[1] Schedule 1 to the Courts Act 2003 made provision for the establishment of the boards.[1] There were 21 boards across the country.[2][3] The courts boards were abolished in 2012,[4] under the plans of the coalition government as part of its 2010 economic and governmental reforms).

  1. ^ a b "His Majesty's Courts Service - Structure of HMCS". Archived from the original on 8 January 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Letter to Mr Cross 28 Jan 09.doc". 4 January 2010.
  3. ^ The Courts Boards Areas Order 2004, UK Statutory Instruments 2004, 2004, Wikidata Q99847545
  4. ^ The Public Bodies (Abolition of Courts Boards) Order 2012, UK Statutory Instruments 2012, 2012, Wikidata Q99682324