Constitutional Reform Act 2005

9Head and Deputy Head of Family JusticeE+W

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(1)The President of the Family Division is Head of Family Justice.

(2)The Lord Chief Justice may appoint a person to be Deputy Head of Family Justice.

(3)The Lord Chief Justice must not appoint a person under subsection (2) unless these conditions are met—

(a)the Lord Chief Justice has consulted the Lord Chancellor;

(b)the person to be appointed is an ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal.

(4)A person appointed as Deputy Head of Family Justice holds that office in accordance with the terms of his appointment.