The Prime Minister announced on 12 June 2003 the creation of a new Department for Constitutional Affairs. This will incorporate most of the responsibilities of the former Lord Chancellor's Department.
This page provides information on these changes, and will be updated as we learn more about the impact they will have on the work of the Department.
Announcement of the creation of the new Department by Number 10
Biographical details of Lord Falconer of Thoroton QC, the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs
Biographical details of the Parliamentary Under-Secretaries at the Department for Constitutional Affairs