My Lords, the purpose of this order is to abolish two of the Ministry of Justice’s public bodies: the Crown Court Rule Committee, which I shall hereafter refer to as the CCRC, and the Magistrates’ Courts Rule Committee, which I shall hereafter refer to as the MCRC. This omnibus order...

My Lords, the purpose of this order is to abolish two of the Ministry of Justice’s public bodies: the Crown Court Rule Committee, which I shall hereafter refer to as the CCRC, and the Magistrates’ Courts Rule Committee, which I shall hereafter refer to as the MCRC. This omnibus order...

Motion to consider agreed to on question

Motion to consider agreed to on question

I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Beecham, for drawing that to my attention. I am sure that the officials responsible for the drafting are not outraged by the suggestion. I can assure him that we always take note of such strictures, and if we can make orders...

I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Beecham, for drawing that to my attention. I am sure that the officials responsible for the drafting are not outraged by the suggestion. I can assure him that we always take note of such strictures, and if we can make orders...

My Lords, I have no problem with the substance of this order. However, the Secondary

Legislation Scrutiny Committee does have a problem with the form; indeed, it had a problem with the form of the order we have just discussed, and they are not unrelated. The report on the previous...

My Lords, I have no problem with the substance of this order. However, the Secondary

Legislation Scrutiny Committee does have a problem with the form; indeed, it had a problem with the form of the order we have just discussed, and they are not unrelated. The report on the previous...

My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Kenneth Clarke) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Today I have laid before Parliament a public consultation response document: Response to Consultation on Reforms Proposed in the Public Bodies Bill—Reforming the Public Bodies of the Ministry...

My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Kenneth Clarke) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Today I have laid before Parliament a public consultation response document: Response to Consultation on Reforms Proposed in the Public Bodies Bill—Reforming the Public Bodies of the Ministry...

Today I have laid before Parliament a public consultation response document; ““Response to Consultation on reforms proposed in the Public Bodies Bill—Reforming the public bodies of the Ministry of Justice””. The response confirms the Ministry of Justice's intentions in relation to the Department's bodies included in the Public Bodies Bill,...

Today I have laid before Parliament a public consultation response document; ““Response to Consultation on reforms proposed in the Public Bodies Bill—Reforming the public bodies of the Ministry of Justice””. The response confirms the Ministry of Justice's intentions in relation to the Department's bodies included in the Public Bodies Bill,...