MODERNISATION OF THE JUDICIARY

Early day motion 456, tabled 19 March 1999 by Andrew Dismore (Labour). Signed by 106 members.

That this House welcomes the Access to Justice Bill [Lords] as the most important reform of the justice system for over 100 years; and urges the Government to consider further reforms to modernise the judiciary during the passage of the Bill, including a transparent system of appointment of judges through a Judicial Appointments Commission, a register of pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests for members of the judiciary, and the allocation of more specialist judges to trials of complex specialist cases.

Signatures by party: Labour 96, Labour/Co-operative 6, Liberal Democrat 3, Unknown 1.