DEREGULATION AND CONTRACTING OUT BILL: JUDICIAL FUNCTIONS AFFECTED BY CLAUSE 58 (Hansard, 28 June 1994)

HL Deb 28 June 1994 vol 556 cc39-40WA 39WA

§ Lord Brightman
asked Her Majesty's Government:
To what judicial functions of what office-holders Clause 58 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Bill (as at present drafted) will apply.

§ The Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Strathclyde)
The functions of the judges are excluded from the ambit of the clause by the conditions in Clause 58(1) coupled with the exclusions in Clause 58(2). There is no comprehensive list of functions of office-holders. Nor is there a clearly defined40WA distinction between judicial and other public functions. It is not, therefore, practicable to compile a list of judicial functions as requested.