# Constitutional Reform Act 2005, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/4/section/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/constitutional-reform-act-2005/section-9
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