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date	17/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judiciary: Public Appointments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report by the University of Manchester Racial Bias and the Bench: A response to the Judicial Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (2020-2025), published in November 2022, what support they will give to recommendations to overhaul judicial appointment processes to deliver a more diverse judiciary and embed equalities within the judiciary.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Gloucester
uin	HL3880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) is independent of government and has a statutory duty to select candidates for judicial appointment solely on merit; select only people of good character and have regard to the need to encourage diversity in the range of persons available for judicial selection. The JAC keeps its selection processes under continual review to ensure they are transparent, fair, and attract talented candidates from a wide range of backgrounds. In 2022-2023, across all legal JAC exercises, 51% of those recommended for appointment were women and 16% were ethnic minorities, contributing to a more diverse judiciary.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice, as a member of the Judicial Diversity Forum (JDF), works closely with the judiciary, the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), the Legal Services Board (LSB) and the three largest legal professions on actions to improve judicial diversity. The Forum’s 2024 action plan (<a href="https://judicialappointments.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Judicial-Diversity-Forum-Priorities-and-Actions-for-2024.pdf" target="_blank">https://judicialappointments.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Judicial-Diversity-Forum-Priorities-and-Actions-for-2024.pdf</a>) which was published in January, sets out our shared priorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 30/04/2024 13:42:51 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	4540 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Gloucester

1388605

registered interest
date	16/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judiciary: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the status of his Department's review into widening judicial eligibility criteria to permit CILEX Lawyers to apply for all judicial posts is as of 16 December 2021.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	94349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice’s review of barriers to certain legal professionals, including CILEX lawyers applying to a wider range of judicial offices, is ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>In the Judicial Diversity Forum’s (JDF) update to its plan and priorities for 2021/22, published on 20 December 2021 (<a href="https://judicialappointments.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/JDF-2022-action-plan.pdf" target="_blank">https://judicialappointments.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/JDF-2022-action-plan.pdf</a>), the MoJ committed to review, by July 2022, the process and barriers to appointment to Judicial Office for all parts of the legal profession to ensure we broaden the pool of talent by:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Exploring fuller opportunities for Solicitors and Chartered Legal Executives to gain court experience, including advocacy, to support preparation for the judiciary;</li><li>Working with the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, and other legal professional bodies, to explore the necessary steps for increasing CILEX’s eligibility for a wider range of judicial roles.</li></ul> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 05/01/2022 17:27:20 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1348885

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judiciary: Public Appointments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Ministry of Justice's review of the Constitutional Reform Act is considering giving ministers greater influence over senior judicial appointments.
tabling member printed	Lord Garnier
uin	HL2209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government is considering what improvements can be made to the settlement left by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005. Our constitution is always evolving, and it is entirely proper, sixteen years on from the Act, to examine that settlement in the round and to take stock of subsequent debate and of continuing interest in both Houses.</p><p> </p><p>The Lord Chancellor has said that he places great importance on taking an open and consultative approach to any proposals for reform, and the Government will make its plans known in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar grouped question UIN HL2210 question first answered 29/07/2021 11:09:14 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	337 label Biography information for Lord Garnier

1293697

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judiciary: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether secret soundings are taken from leadership judges or other automatic consultees on the suitability of an individual for judicial appointment.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Claudia Webbe
uin	160871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>Consultation with the judiciary in relation to judicial recruitment is provided for in statute.</p><p>The independent Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) has the responsibility to run selection exercises and make recommendations to judicial posts up to and including the High Court. The JAC has a statutory duty to only select people for judicial appointment only on merit and who are of good character, in line with section 63 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.</p><p>As part of the selection process, a range of shortlisting and selection day tools are used to assess candidates. The Lord Chief Justice and another person who held the office for which the candidate is applying or has relevant experience are also consulted on the applicant, in line with section 30(1) of the Judicial Appointments Regulations 2013 to ensure that candidates are of good character and have relevant capabilities for the role. Further information on the JAC’s selection process regarding the suitability of candidates for appointments is available at – <a href="https://judicialappointments.gov.uk/guidance-on-the-application-process-2/" target="_blank">https://judicialappointments.gov.uk/guidance-on-the-application-process-2/</a></p><p>For judges above the High Court an independent selection panel is convened as set out in the Constitutional Reform Act 2005. In line with those provisions, the commission, consisting of non-legally qualified members, judicial members and members of the JAC, will determine and apply the selection process required and will consult key officials and senior members of the judiciary on the candidates.</p><p>For appointments to the UK Supreme Court, a selection panel is convened. The panel consists of the UKSC President, a member from the JAC, the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland, the Northern Ireland JAC and a Senior UK Judge in line with Part 3 (11) of the UK Supreme Court Regulations 2013. The panel will determine and apply the selection process required and consult with the senior judiciary and senior officials on candidates, in line with Section 27 (1) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 09/03/2021 17:50:38 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4848 label Biography information for Claudia Webbe

1293698

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judiciary: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to implement the findings of the Lammy Review in the judicial appointments’ system.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Claudia Webbe
uin	160872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published regular updates on the actions the department has taken in response to the Lammy Review recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>The Lord Chancellor, alongside other members of the Judicial Diversity Forum (JDF), including the Lord Chief Justice, Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) and the Chairs and Chief Executives of the legal professional bodies are leading a wide range of actions to improve diversity, which were set out in the JDF’s action plan published in September 2020.</p><p> </p><p>This includes an expanded Pre-Application Judicial Education (PAJE) programme, which supports lawyers from a Black, Asian and minority ethnic background in pursuing a judicial career; the work of the JAC’s Targeted Outreach and Research Team, who are actively engaging with and providing guidance and advice to potential candidates from under-represented groups including those from a BAME background for specific court and tribunal roles; the application of an equal merit policy in JAC selection exercises; and a range of judicial outreach programmes. Coupled with this, end to end data on diversity across the legal professions and the judiciary has been brought together and published, and a range of research commissioned to inform actions to improve judicial diversity.</p><p> </p><p>For the magistracy, the department is investing c.£1m to improve the magistrates’ recruitment process and the diversity of magistrates’ recruitment through targeted marketing and attraction activities.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 09/03/2021 17:48:26 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4848 label Biography information for Claudia Webbe

1293699

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judiciary: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many substantive complaints of unfairness in the making of judicial appointments have been upheld by the Judicial Appointments Commission under its own internal procedures; and what remedy has been offered and provided in each such case.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Claudia Webbe
uin	160873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>JAC complaints are not categorised by reference to claims of unfairness. All internal complaints upheld since 2014-15 are set out below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Complaints Upheld</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Remedy</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>3 Partially Upheld</p></td><td><p>3 Apologies Issues</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>3 Upheld</p></td><td><p>3 re-admitted to next stage of exercise (all Selection Day)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>4 Upheld</p></td><td><p>2 re-admitted to next stage of exercise, 1 retrospective adjustment applied, 1 apology</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1 Upheld</p></td><td><p>Invited to Selection Day (Complainant Holiday originally clashed)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1 Upheld</p></td><td><p>1 re-admitted to next stage of process</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9 Upheld</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>3 Partially Upheld</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 09/03/2021 16:46:35 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4848 label Biography information for Claudia Webbe

1293700

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judiciary: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many substantive complaints of unfairness in the making of appointments from the Judicial Appointments Commission have been upheld by the Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman in the latest period for which figures are available; and what remedy was offered and provided in each such case.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Claudia Webbe
uin	160874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 enables the Judicial Appointments &amp; Conduct Ombudsman to consider complaints from applicants for judicial office who claim to have been adversely affected, as a candidate for selection or as someone selected for judicial office, by maladministration on the part of the Judicial Appointments Commission.</p><p> </p><p>A finding that a candidate was adversely affected by maladministration does not necessarily mean that their application was treated unfairly. The Ombudsman partially upheld one complaint during 2019/20, the latest period for which figures are available. This was on account of inadequacies in communications with the complainant. The Ombudsman’s 2019/20 Annual Report makes it clear that the Ombudsman had not found maladministration in the handling of the application in question. The Ombudsman did not make any substantive findings of unfairness by the Judicial Appointments Commission. <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/902198/jaco-annual-report-2019-20.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/902198/jaco-annual-report-2019-20.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 09/03/2021 17:47:21 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4848 label Biography information for Claudia Webbe

1146504

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judiciary: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to reform the process for making judicial appointments, including to the Supreme Court.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	291430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>There are no plans to alter the process for making judicial appointments. Our judges are selected following a rigorous, independent, merit based process which is key to maintaining the quality, integrity and independence of our world class judiciary.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 291431 question first answered 01/10/2019 16:51:38 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald