Section 9 Head and Deputy Head of Family Justice
(1)
The President of the Family Division is Head of Family Justice.
(2)
The Lord Chief Justice may appoint a person to be Deputy Head of Family Justice.
(3)
The Lord Chief Justice must not appoint a person under subsection (2) unless these conditions are met—
(a)
the Lord Chief Justice has consulted the Lord Chancellor;
(b)
the person to be appointed is an ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal.
(4)
A person appointed as Deputy Head of Family Justice holds that office in accordance with the terms of his appointment.