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<p>The Lord Chancellor has a joint statutory duty with the Lord Chief Justice and
the Judicial Appointments Commission to encourage judicial diversity.</p><p> </p><p>The
MoJ is working with the Lord Chief Justice and the Judicial Appointments Commission
to consider all practical actions that would impact positively on diversity, assess
the impact of our existing activities and measure progress.</p><p> </p><p>The MoJ
also strongly supports the work of the Judicial Diversity Forum which coordinates
action by MoJ, the Judicial Appointments Commission, the judiciary and the legal professional
bodies to increase judicial diversity. The Judicial Appointments Commission, judiciary
and legal professions undertake a range of outreach events, shadowing programmes,
pre-application support and mentoring to attract and support eligible candidates,
which includes programmes specifically targeted at underrepresented groups to encourage
applications from diverse applicants.</p>
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