Part 4Judicial appointments and discipline
Chapter 2Appointments
Lord Chief Justice and Heads of Division
70Selection process
1
On receiving a request the Commission must appoint a selection panel.
2
The panel must—
a
determine the selection process to be applied,
b
apply the selection process, and
c
make a selection accordingly.
3
One person only must be selected for each recommendation to which a request relates.
4
Subsection (3) applies to selection under this section and to selection under section 75.
5
If practicable the panel must consult, about the exercise of its functions under this section, the current holder of the office for which a selection is to be made.
6
A selection panel is a committee of the Commission.