HC Deb 07 May 2002 vol 385 cc67-8W
Tony Wright

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list the administrative manuals and internal guidance which his Department has made public as required by Part 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information; and which of these were first made available after May 1997. [45402]

Mr. Wills

Administrative manuals and internal guidance are listed in the Department's Information Asset Register (www.inforoute.hmso.gov.uk). They will form part of our forthcoming publication scheme, as required under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

The following administrative manuals and internal guidance are either currently publicly available or are open to public inspection on request.

  • Adoption Proceedings—A New Approach
  • Approval procedures for PPP schemes to provide serviced courthouse and related accommodation
  • Certificated Bailiffs—A Guide
  • Checklist for LCD policy makers
  • Complaints Handling Guide—Court Service
  • Complaints procedures—Lord Chancellor's Department Headquarters
  • County Court Index of Place Name
  • Court Business
  • Court Funds Office—A Guide for Staff
  • Court Service Programme Management Guidance
  • Court Service Project Management Guidance
  • Court Service Project Management Guidance for Minor Projects
  • Court Service Welsh Language Scheme
  • Court Users Guide to the Civil Justice Reforms
  • Crown Court Manual
  • Directions for Determining Officers
  • Disability Discrimination Act and the service we provide
  • Employee Handbook (Court Service)
  • Energy Management Manual
  • Estates Management Manual
  • Finance Manual (subject to deletion of sensitive sections)
  • 68W
  • Graduated Fee Guidance Manual
  • Guidance on outside activities and interests
  • Guide to County Court Fees
  • Guide to Family Proceedings Fees
  • Guide to proceedings in the Court of Appeal Criminal Division
  • Guide to Supreme Court Fees
  • Guide to the Summary Assessment of Costs
  • Guidelines on written consultation
  • LCD Guide to Parliamentary Business
  • LCD guidelines on the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information
  • LCD staff handbook
  • London County Court Directory
  • Ministers cases—LCD guidance
  • Quality Audit Manual
  • Record Management Service User Guide
  • Risk to the public—a framework for identifying and managing risks resulting from or requiring Government intervention
  • Sex Offenders Act 1997—requirement to register
  • Speech preparation in LCD
  • Supreme Court Costs Office Guide
  • Taxing Compendium
  • Taxing Officers' Notes for Guidance
  • The Accounts And Investments Practice Manual
  • The Administrative Court—Notes for Guidance on applying for Judicial Review
  • The Clerical Procedures Manual
  • The Investments Manual
  • Wider Markets Initiative—Opportunities in the Lord Chancellor's Department, its Agencies and NDPBs.

Information on when they were first made available is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.