Tag: judiciary

Bishop of Gloucester asks about measures to deliver a more diverse judiciary

The Bishop of Gloucester received the following written answer on 30th April 2024:

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester asked His Majesty’s Government, further to the report by the University of Manchester Racial Bias and the Bench: A response to the Judicial Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (2020-2025), published in November 2022, what support they will give to recommendations to overhaul judicial appointment processes to deliver a more diverse judiciary and embed equalities within the judiciary.

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Votes: Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill

On 29th November 2021, the House of Lords debated the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill in the report stage. A vote was held on an amendment to the bill, in which a Bishop took part:

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Bishop of Leeds asks about effect of media on understanding of judicial independence

LeedsOn 7th December 2016, Lord Beith asked the Government “what steps they are taking to promote public understanding of the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary.” The Bishop of Leeds, the Rt Revd Nick Baines, asked a follow up question:

The Lord Bishop of Leeds: My Lords, will the Minister define a little further what is meant by public education, as it seems that one of the most powerful shapers of world views is what people see in the headlines of newspapers and what they see in the media, not just what is taught to them rationally, for example in schools?

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