§ Mr. Arnoldasked the Attorney-General if the Lord Chancellor will increase the number of official referees; and if he will consider raising their status to that of High Court judge.
The Solicitor-GeneralThe Lord Chancellor intends to recommend the appointment of a fourth circuit judge to deal full-time with official referees' business. He has no plans to raise the status of these judges to that of High Court judges. Such a step could not be taken without primary legislation.