Select committee: Constitution Committee

Office of Lord Chancellor inquiry

Closed Opened 26 Jun 2014 Closed 26 Jun 2014

Constitution Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗

Inquiry scope (the committee's words)

Since the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, the role of the Lord Chancellor has changed significantly. For this inquiry, the committee explored the role and responsibilities of the Lord Chancellor, as distinct from those of the Secretary of State for Justice. The committee examined the criteria for appointment as Lord Chancellor and also explored the future of the office. Report: The office of Lord Chancellor (PDF) Evidence: The office of Lord Chancellor Government response: The office of Lord Chancellor Hansard: read debate on the office of Lord Chancellor, 7 July 2015 Parliament TV: watch debate on the office of Lord Chancellor, 7 July 2015

Where it stands

The inquiry is closed, opened 26 June 2014.

The committee has published 2 reports, most recently 6th Report - The office of Lord Chancellor on 11 December 2014.

The government's response to each report

6th Report - The office of Lord Chancellor

No government response is linked to this report.

Office of Lord Chancellor - Evidence (Corrected oral and written evidence taken on the inquiry into the office of Lord Chancellor)

No government response is linked to this report.

Reports

6th Report - The office of Lord Chancellor11 December 2014
Office of Lord Chancellor - Evidence (Corrected oral and written evidence taken on the inquiry into the office of Lord Chancellor)2 December 2014

All reports

Evidence

6 oral evidence sessionsLatest 29 October 2014

All evidence

Recent activity

6th Report - The office of Lord Chancellor11 December 2014, Report published
Office of Lord Chancellor - Evidence (Corrected oral and written evidence taken on the inquiry into the office of Lord Chancellor)2 December 2014, Report published
Oral evidence session29 October 2014, Oral evidence

Recommendations and conclusions 0 shown

No recommendations or conclusions are indexed for this inquiry yet.

Reports

2 reports

6th Report - The office of Lord Chancellor

HC No.: Not recorded
Published: 11 Dec 2014
Items: 0
Government response: No government response is linked to this report.

Office of Lord Chancellor - Evidence (Corrected oral and written evidence taken on the inquiry into the office of Lord Chancellor)

HC No.: Not recorded
Published: 2 Dec 2014
Items: 0
Government response: No government response is linked to this report.

Oral evidence sessions

6 sessions

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Date	Session and witnesses	Source
29 Oct 2014	Oral evidence session No witnesses recorded	View ↗
22 Oct 2014	Oral evidence session No witnesses recorded	View ↗
15 Oct 2014	Oral evidence session No witnesses recorded	View ↗
30 Jul 2014	Oral evidence session No witnesses recorded	View ↗
23 Jul 2014	Oral evidence session No witnesses recorded	View ↗
16 Jul 2014	Oral evidence session No witnesses recorded	View ↗