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(1)After complying with section 27 the commission must submit a report to the Lord Chancellor.
(2)The report must—
(a)state who has been selected;
(b)state the senior judges consulted under section 27(2)(a) and any judge consulted under section 27(3);
(c)contain any other information required by the Lord Chancellor.
(3)The report must be in a form approved by the Lord Chancellor.
(4)After submitting the report the commission must provide any further information the Lord Chancellor may require.
(5)When he receives the report the Lord Chancellor must consult each of the following—
(a)the senior judges consulted under section 27(2)(a);
(b)any judge consulted under section 27(3);
(c)the First Minister in Scotland;
(d)[F1the First Minister for Wales];
(e)the [F2Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission].
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 28(5)(d) substituted (2.5.2007) by The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1388), arts. 1(2)(3), 3, Sch. 1 para. 110(b)
F2Words in s. 28(5)(e) substituted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), Sch. 14 para. 89(2) (with arts. 28-31)