Crime and Courts Act 2013
2013 CHAPTER 22
ANNEX B: DEPLOYMENT OF THE JUDICIARY
| Judge | Competent to sit on request | Authorisation required | Duty to comply with request? |
|---|---|---|---|
| A judge of the Court of Appeal | The High Court and the Crown Court | Lord Chief Justice request to sit after consulting the Lord Chancellor | Yes |
| A person who has been a judge of the Court of Appeal | The Court of Appeal, the High Court, the family court, the county court and the Crown Court | Lord Chief Justice request to sit with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor | No |
| A puisne judge of the High Court | The Court of Appeal | Lord Chief Justice request to sit after consulting the Lord Chancellor | Yes |
| A person who has been a puisne judge of the High Court | The Court of Appeal, the High Court, the family court, the county court and the Crown Court | Lord Chief Justice request to sit with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor | No |
| The Senior President of Tribunals | The Court of Appeal and the High Court | Lord Chief Justice request to sit after consulting the Lord Chancellor | Yes, unless holder of office is a judge of the Court of Session or of the High Court or Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland |
| Circuit Judge | The Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal and the High Court | For Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal: Lord Chief Justice request to sit with the concurrence of the Judicial Appointments Commission | Yes |
| For High Court: Lord Chief Justice request to sit from judges within Judicial Appointments Commission selected pool after consulting Lord Chancellor | |||
| Recorder | The High Court | Lord Chief Justice request to sit from judges within Judicial Appointments Commission selected pool after consulting Lord Chancellor | Yes |
| Judge of the Upper Tribunal(40) and President of Employment Tribunals | The High Court | Lord Chief Justice request to sit from judges within Judicial Appointment Commission selected pool after consulting Lord Chancellor | Yes |
40
Only if the judge is a Chamber President or a Deputy Chamber President of a Chamber of the Upper Tribunal or the First-tier Tribunal; a judge of the Upper Tribunal by virtue of appointment under paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 3 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007; a transferred-in judge of the Upper Tribunal or a deputy judge of the Upper Tribunal.
