As subject (50)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Constitutional Reform Act 2005".

Predicate Object
affectsInstitution House of Lords NERFINISHED
affectsInstitution Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
affectsInstitution Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
citation 2005 c. 4
containsProvision disciplinary procedures for the judiciary
containsProvision establishment of a new process for selecting judges
containsProvision removal of the Lord Chancellor as head of the judiciary in England and Wales
containsProvision security of tenure and terms of office for judges
containsProvision statutory recognition of the rule of law
containsProvision transfer of the Lord Chancellor’s judicial functions to the Lord Chief Justice
country United Kingdom
createsBody Judicial Appointments Commission
createsBody Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman
createsBody Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
effectiveDate main provisions on the Supreme Court came into force on 2009-10-01
establishes independent selection process for most judicial offices in England and Wales
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
introducedBy Lord Falconer of Thoroton
jurisdiction United Kingdom
longTitle An Act to make provision for modifying the office of Lord Chancellor, and to make provision relating to the functions of that office; to make provision for and in connection with a Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the transfer to that Court of the appellate jurisdiction of the House of Lords and the devolution jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; to make provision about the jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; to make provision about the selection of judges, their terms of office and discipline; and for connected purposes. self-linksurface differs
modifiesOffice Lord Chancellor of England
surface form: Lord Chancellor
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
part Part 1: The Rule of Law
part Part 2: Arrangements to modify the office of Lord Chancellor
part Part 3: Judicial appointments and discipline
part Part 4: The Supreme Court
part Part 5: The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
primaryPurpose creation of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
primaryPurpose reform of judicial appointments in the United Kingdom
primaryPurpose reform of the appellate jurisdiction of the House of Lords
primaryPurpose reform of the devolution jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
primaryPurpose reform of the office of Lord Chancellor
reforms relationship between judiciary and executive in the United Kingdom
reforms role of the Lord Chancellor in relation to the judiciary
relatedTo Judicial Appointments Commission
relatedTo Judicial Committee of the Privy Council NERFINISHED
relatedTo Lord Chancellor of England
surface form: Lord Chancellor
relatedTo Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
royalAssentDate 2005-03-24
sectionCreatesBody Part 3 creates the Judicial Appointments Commission
shortTitle Constitutional Reform Act 2005
subjectMatter constitutional law
subjectMatter judicial appointments
subjectMatter judicial discipline
subjectMatter judicial system reform
subjectMatter separation of powers
transfersFunctionFrom Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
surface form: Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
transfersFunctionFrom Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
transfersFunctionTo Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
yearEnacted 2005