Lord Chancellor's Department - Minutes of Evidence [Back to Report]

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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 8 May 2003.

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

TAKEN BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT

TUESDAY 8 APRIL 2003

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Members present:

Mr A J Beith, in the Chair

Peter Bottomley	Mr Hilton Dawson
Ross Cranston	Mr Clive Soley
Mrs Ann Cryer	Keith Vaz
Mr Jim Cunningham

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CONTENTS

Examination of Witnesses

MR KIT CHIVERS, HM Chief Inspector, and MR ARRAN POYSER, Director, CAFCASS Inspection Unit, HM Magistrates' Courts Service Inspectorate, examined.

Question Number

1 - 19

20 - 39

40 - 43

Examination of Witnesses

RT HON DAME ELIZABETH BUTLER-SLOSS DBE, President, MR JUSTICE JOHNSON, Senior Judge, High Court Family Division, HIS HONOUR JUDGE MARTIN ALLWEIS, Designated Family Judge, Northern Circuit and DISTRICT JUDGE NICHOLAS CRICHTON, Inner London Family Proceedings Court, examined.

Question Number

44 - 59

60 - 79

80 - 89

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Prepared 14 May 2003