Clause 2 - Court officers, staff and services
Courts Bill [Lords]
11:15 am
Mr Christopher Leslie (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs; Shipley, Labour)
If the amendment were accepted, the Lord Chancellor would have to consult
''persons who appear to him to be representative of the lay justices'',
as well as the heads of division who are listed in subsection (7), before making an order to contract out under subsection (6).
It being twenty-five minutes past Eleven o'clock, The Chairman adjourned the Committee without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order.
Adjourned till this day at half-past Two o'clock.