Lord Burnett of Maldon

Non-affiliated Peer

Not eligible to take part in the work of the House of Lords due to being a member of the judiciary. See the Ineligible members of the House of Lords page on Parliament's website and Section 137 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.

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Non-affiliated Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 30 October 2017

Currently held offices

  • Member, Constitution Committee (since 31 Jan 2024)

Recent appearances

  • Courts: Backlogs - Question 15 Jan 2025

    My Lords, the current outstanding backlog in the Crown Court is a little over 73,000; it was only 40,000 when Covid struck. The Minister has already indicated that the volume of cases coming into the Crown Court continues to increase. Has any solution occurred to him or his colleagues other than to restrict the right to jury trial for the relatively low-grade cases of the sort that the noble...
  • Post Office: Capture System - Question 12 Dec 2024

    My Lords, as my name has been mentioned on two occasions already, it is perhaps apt that I should say something. I yield to no one in my admiration for the work that the noble Lord, Lord Arbuthnot, has done in this field. He was good enough to pay an undeserved tribute to some of the work I did in the background as well. I fear, on this occasion, that in praying in aid the scheme I proposed...
  • Legal Aid: Social Welfare and Family Law - Question 18 Nov 2024

    The noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, and the noble Lord, Lord Bach, have referred to the cost that falls on the courts as a result of the removal of legal aid for parents in dispute over their children. That is robbing Peter to pay Paul. I wonder whether the Government could take account also of the wider costs of the removal of legal aid in family cases which flow because...

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