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The Secretary of State has approved the following appointments of Parole Board members.

• Updated: 28 March 2024

The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointments 8 Court Examiners for 5 years from 1 April 2024.

• Updated: 14 March 2024

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• Updated: 11 March 2024

Faith Geary is appointed as the Interim Chief Executive Officer for the Parole Board from 1st March 2024.

• Updated: 7 March 2024

The Lord Chancellor has approved the reappointment of Sally Cheshire CBE as Chair of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), from 1 April 2024 to 13 May 2026.

• Updated: 4 March 2024

The government has relaunched the recruitment process for the Victims’ Commissioner in line with the standard public appointments process.

• Updated: 4 March 2024

The Lord Chancellor has announced the appointment of The Honourable Mr Justice Swift as Deputy Chair of the Boundary Commission for England.

• Updated: 26 February 2024

The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointments, for 3 years from 1 January 2024, of John Cuss, Daniel Hoadley, Amrik Kandola, Sue Prince, Laurence Shaw and Elizabeth Smart as members of the Civil Justice Council.

• Updated: 5 February 2024

The Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor has announced the appointment of Martin Jones as His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Probation.

• Updated: 22 January 2024

His Majesty The King has approved the appointment of 95 barristers and solicitors as new King’s Counsel (KC) in England and Wales and the appointment of 5 new Honorary King’s Counsel (KC Honoris Causa).

• Updated: 19 January 2024

The Lord Chancellor has approved the reappointment of Alison Curry as the accountant member of the Insolvency Rules Committee.

• Updated: 18 January 2024

The Secretary of State has approved the reappointment of Ian Deninson as a Non-Executive Director of the Gov Facility Services Ltd (GFSL) for a period of up to three years, from 24 May 2024.

• Updated: 15 January 2024

Mike Freer MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, has approved the reappointment of Flora Page, as a non-lay member of the Legal Services Board, for 4 years from 1 August 2024.

• Updated: 18 December 2023

His Majesty The King, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, has approved the appointment of one Commissioner to the Judicial Appointments Commission.

• Updated: 11 December 2023

The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Chief Constable Rob Nixon as a non-judicial member of the Sentencing Council with Policing experience.

• Updated: 7 December 2023

The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Professor Seena Fazel as member of the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody.

• Updated: 6 December 2023

The Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor confirmed today (4 December 2023) that the preferred candidate for the role of HMCIP is Martin Jones.

• Updated: 5 December 2023

The Lord Chancellor, after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice, has announced the appointment of Matthew Jackson as member of the Tribunal Procedure Committee.

• Updated: 13 November 2023

The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Professor Alison Young as the Law Commissioner for Public Law and the Law in Wales.

• Updated: 7 November 2023

Ministers have approved the reappointment of Graeme Fraser, as Solicitor member, and Rhys Taylor and Poonam Bhari as Barrister members of the Family Procedure Rule Committee for 3 years from 28 February 2024.

• Updated: 6 November 2023