Lord Chancellor's Department

Lord Chancellor's Department
Ministerial Department overview
Formed	1885
Dissolved	2003
Superseding Ministerial Department	Department for Constitutional Affairs;
Jurisdiction	Government of the United Kingdom
Minister responsible	Lord Chancellor;

The Lord Chancellor's Department was a United Kingdom government department answerable to the Lord Chancellor with jurisdiction over England and Wales.

Created in 1885 as the Lord Chancellor's Office with a small staff to assist the Lord Chancellor in his day-to-day duties, the department grew in power over the course of the 20th century, and at its peak had jurisdiction over the entire judicial system and a staff of over 22,000. In 2003, it was succeeded by the Department for Constitutional Affairs (now the Ministry of Justice).