Speaking before the House of Lords on Monday, Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer announced that the current Lord Chief Justice, Lord Woolf will soon be assuming the role as head of the UK's judiciary.
Lord Falconer revealed that when the post of Lord Chancellor is abolished under the government's judicial reform plans, Lord Woolf will become the constitutionally recognised leader of the judges in England and Wales, and will additionally be known as the President of the Courts of England and Wales.
The Lord Chief Justice will assume responsibility for the education and training of judges, and will represent the views of the judiciary to the government.
"The changes I am announcing today, which have been fully agreed with the Lord Chief Justice, provide for the first time ever a statutory guarantee of the vital principle of the independence of the judiciary," Lord Falconer told the UK's upper house, explaining that:
"We cannot take our constitution for granted or assume that what worked well in the 19th century is still relevant today."
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