Lord Chancellor’s role after the Constitutional Reform Act 2005

Legislative Organ.

The Lord Chancellor is no longer Speaker of the House of Lords. The House of Lords have elected a separate Lord Speaker to take over the role of former Lord Chancellors.

Executive Organ.

The Lord Chancellor retains an important executive role. The executive functions of his Department are now to be found in the Ministry of Justice. The Secretary of State for Justice is also Lord Chancellor. This Department is responsible for constitutional matters and aspects of the legal system. The CRA 2005 imposes a duty on the Lord Chancellor to uphold the continued independence of the judiciary.

Judicial Organ.

The Lord Chancellor has no judicial role. He can not sit as a judge. All judicial responsibilities of the Lord Chancellor's are transferred to the Lord Chief Justice. The Lord Chief Justice, who is given a new title known as President of the Courts of England and Wales, is the head of the judiciary. His responsibility includes the training, guidance and development of judges.

There is a partial separation of powers in UK. The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 continues this tradition. The independence of the judiciary is the best example of the separation of powers at work in the UK constitution.

 

See Lord Chancellor’s role before the Constitutional Reform Act 2005

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