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The courts boards were organizations within
His Majesty's Courts Service
Her Majesty's Courts Service (HMCS) was an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and was responsible for the administration of the civil, family and criminal courts in England and Wales.
It was created by the amalgamation of the Magi ...
in the United Kingdom which worked to improve administration of the courts system.
Schedule 1 to the
Courts Act 2003
The Courts Act 2003 (c.39) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom implementing many of the recommendations in Sir Robin Auld's (a Court of Appeal judgeReview of the Criminal Courtsin England and Wales (also known as the "Auld Review ...
made provision for the establishment of the boards.
There were 21 boards across the country. The courts boards were abolished in 2012,
under the plans of the
coalition government
A coalition government is a form of government in which political parties cooperate to form a government. The usual reason for such an arrangement is that no single party has achieved an absolute majority after an election, an atypical outcome in ...
as part of its
2010 economic and governmental reforms).
References
Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom)
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