Policy paper

Judicial Review and Courts Bill

This Bill will seek to reform the rules around Judicial Review and facilitate a number of procedural improvements across the court system.

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Judicial Review and Courts Bill

Courts fact sheet

Judicial review fact sheet

Equalities Impact Statement

Details

The Bill will deliver the Government’s manifesto commitment to “ensure that Judicial Review is available to protect the rights of the individuals against an overbearing state, while ensuring that it is not abused to conduct politics by another means or to create needless delays.” This follows both the Independent Review of Administrative Law, which reported to me in January, and a Government consultation earlier this year.

As well as the Judicial Review measures, the Bill will introduce a number of procedural measures across the criminal courts, Employment Tribunals and Coroner’s Courts. These measures will streamline processes, saving time and money for the court system, and supporting court recovery. The Bill will also remove obligations requiring the City of London Corporation to provide county and magistrates’ court capacity at their current locations, paving the way for a new courthouse on a different site.

Updates to this page

Published 21 July 2021
Last updated 25 May 2022 + show all updates
  1. Documents updated.

  2. Courts fact sheet and Equalities Impact Statement updated.

  3. First published.

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