Lord Chancellor letter to Nick Timothy MP: October 2026
What was announced
The Lord Chancellor responds to a letter from Nick Timothy MP about the Deputy Chief Magistrate.
Key points, in the publisher's words
- This letter from the Lord Chancellor responds to a letter from Nick Timothy MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Justice on 1 October 2026, requesting that he investigate the suitability of the Deputy Chief Magistrate to continue to serve.
Who and where
People
- Nick Timothy (MP for West Suffolk (Conservative)) · more news
UK bodies of power
- Ministry of Justice (UK government department) · more news
- HM Courts & Tribunals Service (executive agency) · more news
Constituencies of the MPs named: West Suffolk.
Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
Topics, as GOV.UK files them: Courts, sentencing and tribunals, Government efficiency, transparency and accountability.
Receipt
- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/lord-chancellor-letter-to-nick-timothy-mp-october-2026
- Published 2026-10-28 11:30:02 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-10-28 11:45:12 UTC from GOV.UK
- Saved copy: receipt 3584, with its SHA-256 fingerprint
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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