The White Paper which preceded the Act was published by the Home Office on the 17 July 2002 and called "Justice for All".
The Act has nine parts:[1] The Act deals predominantly with criminal courts' administration, though certain sections deal with civil matters (notably creating a post of "Head of Civil Justice", enabling provisions for family procedure rules, and amendments to its civil procedure equivalent).
Schedule 1 of the Act provided for the establishment of courts boards.
[2] Sections 50 to 57 of this act also provide court security officers the power of search, seizure/retention of items, restraint and removal from court when performing their duties.
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