Written questions

Judicial Review: Judges

Commons · Question 99434 · Tabled 11 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 22 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the process for assigning judges to cases involving legal challenges to Government decisions.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Sackman, 22 Dec 2025

Under section 7(2)(c) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, the Lady Chief Justice is responsible for the maintenance of appropriate arrangements for the deployment of the judiciary and the allocation of work within courts. Accordingly, the Government ha...