The contents of this report should not be disclosed without prior-permission of the authors until the report has been formally accepted by the DCA. RESEARCH REPORT THE IMPACT OF ASSESSMENT CENTRES FOR JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS ON INCREASING DIVERSITY for the Department of Constitutional Affairs 28 October 2005 By Geraldine Healy Gill Kirton Mustafa Özbilgin Moira Calveley Cynthia Forson Franklin Oikelome Ahu Tatli Centre for Research in Equality and Diversity School of Business and Management Queen Mary, University of London,