A Bill to amend the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 to provide that the Prime Minister must recommend the person selected by a Joint Committee on Nominations to the Supreme Court; to make provision for a Joint Committee on Nominations to the Supreme Court and its functions; and for connected purposes.
House of Lords
5 May 2021
This Bill would change how Supreme Court judges are chosen. It would create a Joint Committee on Nominations to the Supreme Court to select a candidate, and require the Prime Minister to recommend that committee-selected candidate for appointment. It would amend the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 to set out the committee and its functions.
The bill is currently at the Lords' 2nd Reading, the early stage of debate. If it progresses, it would move to the Lords' committee stage, then to the Lords for report and third reading, before moving to the Commons.
Generated 21 February 2026
First reading took place on 16 January. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
The 2019-2021 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
