Judicial Independance

Marc Horn made this Freedom of Information request to Ministry of Justice This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.

The request was refused by Ministry of Justice.

Marc Horn
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Dear Ministry of Justice,

Further to your response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request no 230306053 on 23 March 2023 you state
"I can confirm the MoJ holds some of the information you have requested under paragraphs 1 and 3A.

With one exception, the Ministry of Justice and its associated departments do not give
advice to courts, legal advisors or justices, or justice clerks society, on law or procedure, as
that is not the function of the civil service...
The exception is the Justices’ Legal Advisers and Court Officers Service (JCS), which is funded by HMCTS and gives advice to justices’ legal advisers which is independent of MOJ and HMCTS under section 29 of the Courts Act 2003"

Your title is:
Head of Legal and Professional Services | Secretary, Justices’ Legal Advisers and Court Officers’ Service (formerly the Justices’ Clerks’ Society)

1 - Can you please provide information as to why the title Justices' Clerk Society is used on the recent update on procedures regarding Liability Orders and

2 - Information you hold authorising this direct interference by Government in the affairs of the Courts which is not authorised by the Constitutional reform Act 2005 which confirms no interference in the independent judiciary, and supercedes the Courts Act 2003.

Yours faithfully,

Marc Horn

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Dear Marc Horn

 

Please find attached an acknowledgement of your Freedom of Information Act
request received on 10^th June 2023

 

David Barnes

 

Legal Support Manager | Legal Operations Team

Operations Directorate | HMCTS | 102 Petty France | London | SW1H 9AJ

 

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Dear Mr Horn,

 

Thank you for your request for information from the Ministry of Justice
(MoJ), reference no  230610002:  Please find attached the response.

 

Regards,

Siân Jones

Head of Legal and Professional Services | Secretary, Justices’ Legal
Advisers and Court Officers’ Service (formerly the Justices’ Clerks’
Society)

Legal Operations Team | Operations Directorate | HMCTS | Postpoint 6.10
|102 Petty France | London | SW1H

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[4]Dyma sut mae GLlTEM yn defnyddio data personol amdanoch chi

 

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