Recommendations are in bold type.
The Human Rights Acts the Devolution Acts, and the Freedom of Information Act will, once enacted, be practically impossible to repeal. The new constitutional role, with the power to strike down the legislation of the Scottish Parliament, may lead to greater support for different procedures for the appointment of judges, for example the establishment of a Judicial Appointments Commission. By making it clear that the tenure of judges appointed under the pre-devolution procedure should not be affected by the Scotland Bill. Concern was expressed about the fact that a divided court of last resort will be created on constitutional issues, with some issues necessarily going to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and others only to the House of Lords, unless the House refers the matter to the Privy Council. But where such declarations are used, concern was expressed about the 'fast-track' procedure for amending incompatible statutes by subordinate legislation, albeit normally subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.