Ministry of Justice
The Civil Justice Council has a statutory duty under the Civil Procedure Act 1997 to keep the civil justice system under review; consider how to make the civil justice system more accessible, fair and efficient; advise the Lord Chancellor and the Judiciary on the development of the civil justice system; refer proposals for change in the civil justice system to the Lord Chancellor and the Civil Procedure Committee; and make proposals for research.
Established under the Civil Procedure Act 1997. Of the non-ministerial appointments, the Chair, the Deputy Chair and three of the members are judicial appointments (these three appointments were vacant until October 2012).
| Address | Royal Courts of Justice, London, WC2A 2LL |
| Phone | 020 7947 6670 |
| cjc@judiciary.gsi.gov.uk | |
| Website | http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/about-the-judiciary/advisory-bodies/cjc |
| Chair | The Right Hon Lord Dyson |
| Chief Executive / Secretary | Peter Farr |
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