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Constitutional Reform Act 2026

2026 c. 43

Table of Contents

  1. PART 1 — THE RULE OF LAW AND JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE
  2. 1. The rule of law
  3. 2. Continued judicial independence
  4. 3. Constitutional responsibility for judicial independence
  5. 4. Public authorities and operating platforms
  6. PART 2 — THE LORD CHANCELLOR
  7. 5. The office of Lord Chancellor
  8. 6. Appointment to the office
  9. 7. Lord Chancellor’s oath and constitutional duty
  10. 8. Representations about the judiciary and justice system
  11. 9. Judicial resources and administration
  12. 10. Ministerial limits
  13. PART 3 — THE SUPREME COURT OF UNITED HAMPSHIRE
  14. 11. The Supreme Court of United Hampshire
  15. 12. Composition of the Court
  16. 13. Qualification for appointment
  17. 14. Selection commission for the President and Deputy President
  18. 15. Selection of other Justices
  19. 16. Report of selection
  20. 17. Lord Chancellor’s options on a selection
  21. 18. Appointment by the Lord Lieutenant
  22. 19. Oath or affirmation
  23. 20. Tenure
  24. 21. Removal from office
  25. 22. Supplementary and acting judges
  26. 23. Jurisdiction
  27. 24. Constitutional and devolution questions
  28. 25. Composition for proceedings
  29. 26. Decisions and judgments
  30. 27. Rules of the Supreme Court
  31. 28. Practice directions
  32. 29. Sittings and place of Court
  33. 30. Seal, records and process
  34. 31. Chief Executive and staff
  35. 32. Resources and accommodation
  36. 33. Annual report
  37. PART 4 — JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS
  38. 34. Judicial Appointments Commission
  39. 35. General duty
  40. 36. Selection on merit and good character
  41. 37. Diversity duty
  42. 38. Requests for selection
  43. 39. Selection process
  44. 40. Statutory consultation
  45. 41. Recommendation and report
  46. 42. Appointment
  47. 43. Temporary and urgent appointments
  48. 44. Guidance and procedures
  49. 45. Annual report of the Commission
  50. 46. Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman
  51. 47. Appointments complaints
  52. 48. Conduct-process complaints
  53. 49. Ombudsman recommendations
  54. 50. Annual report of the Ombudsman
  55. PART 5 — JUDICIAL CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE
  56. 51. Responsibility for judicial discipline
  57. 52. Scope of misconduct
  58. 53. Prescribed procedure
  59. 54. Judicial Conduct Rules
  60. 55. Judicial Conduct Investigations Office
  61. 56. Suspension
  62. 57. Disciplinary sanctions
  63. 58. Removal from judicial office
  64. 59. Former judicial office-holders
  65. 60. Publication of disciplinary decisions
  66. 61. Relationship with appeal, recusal and judicial management
  67. 62. Records, confidentiality and data protection
  68. PART 6 — JUDICIAL LEADERSHIP, CONDUCT STANDARDS AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
  69. 63. Guide to Judicial Conduct
  70. 64. Conflicts and recusal
  71. 65. Judicial leadership functions
  72. 66. Parliamentary accountability and judicial independence
  73. 67. Information and co-operation
  74. 68. Regulations
  75. 69. Interpretation
  76. 70. Consequential relationship with other enactments
  77. 71. Extent and application
  78. 72. Commencement
  79. 73. Short title
  80. SCHEDULE 1 — THE JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS COMMISSION
  81. SCHEDULE 2 — THE JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS AND CONDUCT OMBUDSMAN
  82. SCHEDULE 3 — TRANSITIONAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS