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Criminal Justice and Courts Services Act 2000

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17Inspection

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(1)In section 62 of the Justices of the [1997 c. 25.] Peace Act 1997 (inspectors of the magistrates' courts service), after subsection (3) there is inserted—

(3A)It shall also be the duty of inspectors of the magistrates' courts service—

(a)to inspect and report to the Lord Chancellor on the performance by the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (referred to in this and the next section as the Service), and the officers of the Service, of their functions; and

(b)to discharge, in connection with those functions or with related functions of any other person, such functions as the Lord Chancellor may from time to time direct.

(2)In section 63 of that Act (powers of inspectors)—

(a)after subsection (2) there is inserted—

(2A)An inspector of the magistrates' courts service exercising his functions under section 62 above shall also have at all reasonable times—

(a)a right of entry to any premises occupied by the Service; and

(b)a right to inspect, and take copies of, any records kept by the Service, and any other documents containing information relating to the performance of the functions of the Service or its officers which he considers relevant to the discharge of his functions.,

(b)in subsection (3), after “(1)” there is inserted “or (2A)” and for “that subsection” there is substituted “subsection (1) or (2A) above”.

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