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.

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The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 is a major UK statute that restructured the country's judicial system, including creating the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and reforming the role of the Lord Chancellor and the process for judicial appointments.

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instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
affectsInstitution House of Lords ⓘ
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ
citation 2005 c. 4 ⓘ
containsProvision disciplinary procedures for the judiciary ⓘ
establishment of a new process for selecting judges ⓘ
removal of the Lord Chancellor as head of the judiciary in England and Wales ⓘ
security of tenure and terms of office for judges ⓘ
statutory recognition of the rule of law ⓘ
transfer of the Lord Chancellor’s judicial functions to the Lord Chief Justice ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
createsBody Judicial Appointments Commission ⓘ
Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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. ⓘ
modifiesOffice Lord Chancellor ⓘ
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
part Part 1: The Rule of Law ⓘ
Part 2: Arrangements to modify the office of Lord Chancellor ⓘ
Part 3: Judicial appointments and discipline ⓘ
Part 4: The Supreme Court ⓘ
Part 5: The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
primaryPurpose creation of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ
reform of judicial appointments in the United Kingdom ⓘ
reform of the appellate jurisdiction of the House of Lords ⓘ
reform of the devolution jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
reform of the office of Lord Chancellor ⓘ
reforms relationship between judiciary and executive in the United Kingdom ⓘ
role of the Lord Chancellor in relation to the judiciary ⓘ
relatedTo Judicial Appointments Commission ⓘ
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
Lord Chancellor ⓘ
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 ⓘ
judicial appointments ⓘ
judicial discipline ⓘ
judicial system reform ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
transfersFunctionFrom Appellate Committee of the House of Lords ⓘ
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
transfersFunctionTo Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ
yearEnacted 2005 ⓘ

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Constitutional Reform Act 2005 → 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. ⓘ
Constitutional Reform Act 2005 → 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. ⓘ