Moved by
Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames
6: Schedule 13, page 218, line 11, at end insert—
“Encouragement of diversity in appointments to the Supreme Court
(1) Part 3 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 is amended as follows.
(2) After section 31, insert—
“31A Diversity
The Lord Chancellor and any selection commission convened under section 26 must, in performing their functions under sections 27 to 31, have regard to the need to encourage diversity in the range of persons available for selection for appointments.””