§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will arrange for(a) papers relating to judicial review applications in respect of immigration matters to be lodged at district registries, (b) reference numbers to the applications to be obtained by telephone from the Crown Office by the district registry and (c) the district registry to forward the papers to the Crown Office in London; and if he will make a statement. [14283]
§ Mr. Jonathan EvansThe rules of the Supreme Court do not provide for papers relating to judicial review applications to be lodged at district registries. Applications must be filed at the Crown Office in London. Judicial review is one of the specialist areas being considered by Lord Woolf in the second stage of his review. His final report and proposed new rules are due in July. It would be inappropriate to make significant procedural or rule changes prior to Lord Woolf's recommendations being received.