Summary
Her Majesty's Courts Service (HMCS), which is an agency
within the Ministry of Justice, manages the system of support for the carrying
on of the business of the courts, including infrastructure and resources. HMCS
provides the support necessary to enable the judiciary and magistracy to
exercise their judicial functions independently.
This Paper, 'Her
Majesty's Courts Service Framework Document' (Cm. 7350), sets out the terms of
an agreement between the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice on a
partnership between them in relation to the effective governance, financing and
operation of HMCS with a view to preserving the due and independent
administration of justice.
The principles of the partnership
between them set out in this Framework Document govern relations between HMCS
on the one hand and the Lord Chancellor and the judiciary on the other.