Part 4Judicial appointments and discipline
Chapter 2Appointments
General provisions
I165Guidance about procedures
1
The Lord Chancellor may issue guidance about procedures for the performance by the Commission or a selection panel of its functions of—
a
identifying persons willing to be considered for selection under this Part, and
b
assessing such persons for the purposes of selection.
2
The guidance may, among other things, relate to consultation or other steps in determining such procedures.
3
The purposes for which guidance may be issued under this section include the encouragement of diversity in the range of persons available for selection.
4
The Commission and any selection panel must have regard to the guidance in matters to which it relates.