§ Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what steps the Lord Chancellor is taking to reform the procedures for handling cases in the High Court and the county courts.
Mr. John M. TaylorThe Lord Chancellor has asked Lord Woolf to examine the procedures used in the civil courts. Lord Woolf will aim to improve access to justice and reduce the cost of litigation. He will also seek to reduce complexity and modernise terminology.
List of male and female staff, part-time and full-time in the Lord Chancellor's Department as at 24 March 1994 Grade Male full-time Male part-time Female full-time Female part-time Grade 1 1 0 0 0 Grade 2 2 0 0 0 Grade 3 8 0 1 0 Grade 4 5 0 0 0 Grade 5 16 0 3 0 Grade 5 sol 11 0 1 2 Grade 6 senior principal 28 0 8 0 Grade 6 legal 23 1 7 4 DP registrar 11 0 0 0 Senior legal assistant 6 0 1 1 Grade 7 principal 109 0 45 2 Grade 7 legal 20 0 26 6 Legal assistant 2 0 0 0 Legal officer 0 0 2 0 SEO 211 3 110 3 Total 453 4 204 18 482W
List of male and female staff, part-time and full-time in the Lord Chancellor's Department as at 24 March 1994 Grade Male full-time Male part-time Female full-time Female part-time Senior assistant stats 2 0 0 0 Senior information officer 1 0 0 0 HEO 506 3 508 44 Information officer 1 0 1 0 Assistant stats 1 0 0 0 Chief typing manager 0 0 3 0 Librarian 4 0 4 0 HEO D 3 0 5 0 Admin trainee 4 0 1 0 EO 700 7 1,180 162 Assistant information officer 0 0 1 0 Senior personal secretary 0 0 15 0 Typing manager 0 0 33 0 Assistant librarian 0 0 8 0 Total 1,222 10 1,759 206