Clause 24 - Deputy District Judges (Magistrates' Courts)
Courts Bill [Lords]
11:15 am
Mr Christopher Leslie (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs; Shipley, Labour)
Appointments of deputy district judges are normally made for what might be regarded as emergency business reasons so as to make appointments swiftly and to enable someone to step into the shoes of the district judge for urgent and specific needs. In those circumstances, it is not felt necessary to have an appointment made specifically by Her Majesty, which is why such matters are delegated to the Lord Chancellor. With that strong explanation, I hope that the hon. Member for Somerton and Frome will desist from pursuing the matter.
Question put and agreed to.
Clause 24 ordered to stand part of the Bill.
Clauses 25 to 26 ordered to stand part of the Bill.