In the United Kingdom, acts of Parliament remain in force until expressly repealed.

Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England, published in the late 18th-century, raised questions about the system and structure of the common law and the poor drafting and disorder of the existing statute book.

[1] In 1806, the Commission on Public Records passed a resolution requesting the production of a report on the best mode of reducing the volume of the statute book.

[2] From 1810 to 1825, The Statutes of the Realm was published, providing for the first time the authoritative collection of acts.

[2] By the early 19th-century, English criminal law had become increasingly intricate and difficult to navigate due to the large number of acts passed that had accumulated over many years.

[3] Leave to bring in the Juries Regulation Bill to the House of Commons was granted on 9 March 1825 to the home secretary Sir Robert Peel MP.

[4] In debate, Sir Robert Peel MP stated that the aim of the bill was to consolidate around 85 statutes into one clear, abolish outdated penalties including attaint of jurors, move responsibility for creating jury lists from petty constables to churchwardens and parish overseers, expand juries qualification to include bankers and merchants and devise a new method of jury selection based on random draw.

[5] The bill was supported by several MPs, including Dr Stephen Lushington MP.

[4] The amended bill had its first reading in the House of Lords on [date missing].

[6] The bill had its third reading in the House of Lords on [date missing] and passed, without amendments.

[6] The amended bill was considered and agreed to by the House of Commons on 17 June 1825.

[3] Section 31 of the act listed qualification for service on special juries.