§ Mr. AshleyTo ask the Attorney-General if he will specify what formal procedures for making complaints and representations, specifying where appropriate under which sections of which Acts, are available locally and nationally to children and young people under 18 years of age who wish to make complaints about matters which are the responsibility of the Lord Chancellor's Department.
§ The Attorney-GeneralA formal, non-statutory procedure exists whereby all complaints made, including those made by or on behalf of children, to the Lord Chancellor are fully considered and investigated by the Lord Chancellor's Department.
In addition, a provision in the Courts and Legal Services Bill will extend the jurisdiction of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration to the administrative functions of court and tribunal staff appointed by the Lord Chancellor, except in relation to acts undertaken at the direction or on the authority of a person acting in a judicial capacity.