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The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Alexandra Marks CBE as the Chair of the Parole Board.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the reappointment of Mark Rawlinson as the Ministry of Justice Lead Non-Executive Director.
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State has approved the extension of the tenure of Rohan Sivanandan as a member of the Board of Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass).
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Rebecca Hilsenrath KC (Hon) as a member of the Civil Justice Council.
As of today, victim observation of oral hearings will be rolled out across all regions of England and Wales.
The Lord Chancellor has announced the reappointment of Robert Edwards as a member of the Family Procedure Rule Committee.
Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment and reappointments of Parole Board Members.
His Majesty The King, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, has approved the appointment of a new Commissioner to the Judicial Appointments Commission.
Families, individuals, and charities will receive funds left to them in wills twice as quickly as they did last year, with probate applications now being granted in less than half the time.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the reappointments of Ben Roe and Ian Curtis-Nye as members of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee.
His Majesty The King has approved the award of 9 new Honorary King’s Counsel (KC Honoris Causa) in England and Wales.
His Majesty The King has approved the appointment of 105 barristers and solicitors as new King’s Counsel (KC) in England and Wales.
The Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor has announced the appointment of Nicole Lappin to the role of Chair of the Independent Monitoring Authority.
The UK Government has participated in an International Forensics Workshop in Goa with the aim of supporting justice for victims of gender-based violence.
The Secretary of State has approved the appointments of 78 Parole Board Members and the reappointment of one member.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Kate Eves and Andrew Harris as members of the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody.
The Secretary of State for Justice has announced the reappointment of Judith Gillespie and the appointment of Peter Dawson and Ken Mayhew to the Prison Service Pay Review Body.
The Secretary of State for Justice has appointed David Whalley as the Chair of the Lay Observers’ National Council.
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice has approved the appointments of Martin Pratt and Robert Sullivan as members of the Youth Justice Board (YJB).
The Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor has confirmed Nicole Lappin is the preferred candidate for the role of Chair of the Independent Monitoring Authority.
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