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The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of a legally qualified member to the Civil Procedure Rule Committee.
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice has approved the appointment of Karin Phillips MBE as a member and an extension to the second term of Keith Fraser as Chair of the Youth Justice Board.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the reappointment of His Honour Peter Rook KC to the Parole Board for 1 year.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Josephine Maguire as the Interim Chair of the Judicial Pension Board from 1 November 2024 until the earlier of the appointment of a new Chair or 30 June 2025.
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State has approved the reappointments of Catherine Doran and Mandy Jones, and the extension of tenure of Rohan Sivanandan, as members of Cafcass.
The Secretary of State has approved an extension to Baroness Newlove’s term as Victims’ Commissioner from 17 October 2024 to 31 December 2025.
The Lord Chancellor, after consulting the Lady Chief Justice, has approved the appointment of Jacob Hallam KC as a barrister member to the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee, for 4 years from 1 October 2024.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the reappointment of 3 independent members to the Judicial Pension Board for a second term of 3 years.
The Secretary of State for Justice has appointed Sir Robin Spencer as Independent Assessor of Compensation for Miscarriages of Justice for a term of 5 years from May 2024, in succession to Dame Linda Dobbs DBE.
The Secretary of State has approved the appointment of: Esther Beresford; Deborah Brayshaw; Lisa Hackett; Tom Ketteley; Claire Wiggins; Laura Vincent and; Glynis Williams as Chairs of Mother and Baby Units, for 5 years from …
Due to the exceptional levels of interest in this decision, the Parole Board is publishing the decision summary on its website.
Cecilia French is appointed as the Chief Executive Officer for the Parole Board from 1 October 2024.
The Secretary of State for Justice has approved the extension of the tenure of appointment of Maura Sullivan as a non-executive director of Gov Facilities Services Limited.
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The Lord Chancellor, after consulting the Lady Chief Justice, has approved the appointment of Christine Nwaokolo as a non-lay member of the Legal Services Board.
The Secretary of State for Justice has approved that the tenure of Colin Allars, as Chair of Gov Facilities Services Limited, can be extended.
The Lord Chancellor, after consulting the Lady Chief Justice, has approved the reappointment of Dr Gary Kildare as a lay member of the Legal Services Board.
His Majesty The King, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, has approved the appointment of 3 Commissioners to the Judicial Appointments Commission.
The Secretary of State for Justice has approved the reappointments of Helen Jones, Professor Eileen Munro and Rohan Sivanandan as members of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service Board.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the reappointment of Professor Penney Lewis as a Commissioner of the Law Commission of England and Wales.
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