Committees

Role of the Lord Chancellor and the Law Officers

Inquiry

The Lord Chancellor and the Law Officers (the Attorney General, Solicitor General and Advocate General for Scotland) are Government ministers with particular constitutional and legal responsibilities (notably, in upholding the rule of law).

This inquiry will focus on how these roles currently operate and how they have evolved since the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, which fundamentally altered the role of the Lord Chancellor. In particular it will examine the extent to which office holders are able to remain impartial given their position in the executive branch of Government, and whether their ability to uphold the rule of law and defend the independence of the judiciary is affected.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Friday 18 March 2022.

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Past events

Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
7 September 2022 - 10am to 1:30pm
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
6 July 2022 - 10am to 1:30pm
Room 2, Palace of Westminster
Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
22 June 2022 - 10am to 1:30pm
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
8 June 2022 - 10:45am to 2:15pm
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Contact us

  • Email: constitution@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 5960 (committee staff) | 020 7219 8286 (Press Officer)
  • Address: Constitution Committee, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW