Constitutional Reform Act 2005

Constitutional Reform Act 2005
Dates
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make provision for modifying the office of Lord Chancellor, and to make provision relating to the functions of that office; to establish a Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, and to abolish the appellate jurisdiction of the House of Lords; to make provision about the jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and the judicial functions of the President of the Council; to make other provision about the judiciary, their appointment and discipline; and for connected purposes.
Citation	2005 c. 4
Introduced by	Chris Leslie MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs (Commons) Lord Falconer of Thoroton, Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor (Lords)
Territorial extent	United Kingdom
Royal assent	24 March 2005
Other legislation
Amends	Habeas Corpus Act 1679 Cestui que Vie Act 1707 Chelsea and Kilmainham Hospitals Act 1826
Amended by	Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 Armed Forces Act 2006 Commons Act 2006 Government of Wales Act 2006 National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 Police and Justice Act 2006 Health Act 2007 Income Tax Act 2007 Legal Services Act 2007 Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 Health and Social Care Act 2008 Local Transport Act 2008 Coroners and Justice Act 2009 Northern Ireland Act 2009 Corporation Tax Act 2010 Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011 Pensions Act 2011 Financial Services Act 2012 Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 Crime and Courts Act 2013 Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 Public Service Pensions Act 2013 Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 Intellectual Property Act 2014 Legal Aid and Coroners' Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 Deregulation Act 2015 Infrastructure Act 2015 Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 Investigatory Powers Act 2016 Wales Act 2017 Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 Data Protection Act 2018 Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and Care of Churches Measure 2018 Statute Law (Repeals) Measure 2018 Sentencing Act 2020 Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, relevant to UK constitutional law. It provides for a Supreme Court of the United Kingdom to take over the previous appellate jurisdiction of the Law Lords as well as some powers of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, and removed the functions of Speaker of the House of Lords and Head of the Judiciary of England and Wales from the office of Lord Chancellor.