UK Parliament / Open data

Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Bill [Lords]

Yes, those are important points. A large number of people already carry out these important roles and do so very well, and we would like to retain them.

Both the judicial functions that may be carried out by staff and the accompanying qualification requirements will be set out—it is just that they will be set out in the procedure rules, which are made by way of secondary legislation and are therefore subject to parliamentary scrutiny.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
651 c323 
Session
2017-19
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Back to top