Law Commission consultation on contempt of court

Overview

This is a public consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales.

We are conducting a review of the law on contempt of court and considering the need for reform to improve its effectiveness, consistency, and coherence. Our objective is to produce a law of contempt that is easier to understand, fairer, and that better protects the administration of justice.

For more information about this project, see our project webpage.

We recommend that consultees read the consultation paper before responding to the consultation: Contempt of Court Consultation Paper. A shorter summary is also available: Contempt of Court: Summary. Consultees do not need to answer all the questions if they are only interested in some aspects of the consultation.

About the Law Commission

The Law Commission is a statutory body, created by the Law Commissions Act 1965 (“the 1965 Act”) for the purpose of promoting the reform of the law. It is an advisory Non Departmental Public Body sponsored by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). The Law Commission is independent of Government. For more information about the Law Commission, please see the Law Commission website.

Responses to this consultation

We may publish or disclose information you provide us in response to this consultation, including personal information. For more information on how we consult and how we may use responses to the consultation, please see page ii of the consultation paper. For information about how we handle your personal data, please see our privacy notice.