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Lord Chancellor's Department


 

The Lord Chancellor's Department was a United Kingdom government department. It was founded in 1885 as the Lord Chancellor's Office, to give the Lord Chancellor a staff answerable to him. It increased greatly in powers after the Courts Act 1971.

Related Topics:
United Kingdom - 1885 - Lord Chancellor - Courts Act 1971

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The Lord Chancellor until recently possessed the ultimate right to appoint judges to the judicial system of the United Kingdom. This is no longer the case - see the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.

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In 2003 the Lord Chancellor's Department was renamed the Department for Constitutional Affairs.

Related Topics:
2003 - Department for Constitutional Affairs

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