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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 11 March 2003.


MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

TAKEN BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT

TUESDAY 11 MARCH 2003

Members present:


Mr A.J. Beith, in the Chair
Peter BottomleyMr Mark Field
Ross CranstonMr Clive Soley
Mr Jim CunninghamKeith Vaz
Mr Hilton DawsonDr Alan Whitehead


CONTENTS

Examination of Witnesses

MR MICHAEL NAPIER, Council Member, and MS VICKI CHAPMAN, Head of Law Reform, The Law Society, and MR STEPHEN HOCKMAN QC, Member, Bar Council and Leader of the South Eastern Circuit, Vice Chairman Professional Conduct and Complaints Committee, and MR BRIAN O'NEILL, Member, General Management Committee, Bar Council, examined.

Question Number

1-19

20-30

Examination of Witnesses

MS RACHEL LIPSCOMB, Chairman in Council of the Magistrates' Association; MS SALLY DICKINSON, Chief Executive, the Magistrates' Association; MR NEIL CLARKE, Senior Vice-President and MR SID BRIGHTON, Chief Executive, the Justices' Clerks' Society, examined.

Question Number

31-39

40-59

60-67

TUESDAY 18 MARCH 2003
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Members present:


Mr A.J. Beith, in the Chair
Peter BottomleyKeith Vaz
Mr Hilton DawsonDr Alan Whitehead
Mr Clive Soley



Examination of Witnesses

PROFESSOR LEE BRIDGES, Legal Research Institute, University of Warwick, and MRS NICOLA PADFIELD, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge,[1] examined.

Question Number

68-79

80-99

100-104


THURSDAY 27 MARCH 2003[Back to Report]

Members present:


Mr A.J. Beith, in the Chair
Peter BottomleyMr Mark Field
Ross CranstonMr Clive Soley
Mrs Ann CryerKeith Vaz
Mr Jim CunninghamDr Alan Whitehead
Mr Hilton Dawson



Examination of Witnesses

MR NICK SMEDLEY, Director Criminal Justice, MR KEVIN SADLER, Director Criminal Courts Development, MR MARTIN JONES, Head of Legislation Management Branch, and MS DEBORA MATTHEWS, Programme Manager, Unified Courts Administration Programme, Lord Chancellor's Department, examined.

Question Number

105-119

120-139

140-151



1   Note by witness: I should formally note that I am also a Recorder-in-training. Back


 
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