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LNB NEWS: Constitution Committee publishes report on the roles of Lord Chancellor and Law Officers

19 January 2023
Categories: Legal News , Profession , Constitutional law , Rule of law
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The Constitution Committee has published its ninth report of session 2022—2023 on the roles of the Lord Chancellor and the Law Officers.

Lexis®Library update: The report considers the rule of law, government actors, reform of the role of Lord Chancellor and Law Officers and codification, guidance and accountability. The Committee highlighted the importance for the role of the Lord Chancellor to be held by an individual who is willing and able to stand up to Cabinet members and the Prime Minister where necessary to ensure that the rule of law is protected.

The Chair of the Constitution Committee, Baroness Drake, has said: ‘In a world in which authoritarianism and populism have challenged a rules-based global order in which democracy is sacrosanct, the protection of the rule of law in the UK– and in its interactions with the world—is ever more important.’

This content was first published by LNB News / Lexis®Library, a LexisNexis® company, on 18 January 2023 and is published with permission. Further information can be found at: www.lexisnexis.co.uk.

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