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The Lord Chancellor has announced the reappointment of Diana Fawcett as a non-judicial member of the Sentencing Council for a second tenure of 18 months.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Ministers have approved the reappointment of Bill Turner as a Lay Advice Member of the Family Procedure Rules Committee for 3 years from 4 November 2022.
The Lord Chancellor has announced the appointments of four members of the Civil Justice Council for three years from 1 August 2022.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Ben Roe and Virginia Jones as legal members of the Civil Procedure Rules Committee.
Her Majesty the Queen, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, has approved the reappointment of Susan Hoyle as a Lay Commissioner of the Judicial Appointments Commission.
Legislation implementing fee increases for barristers and solicitors has been laid today (20 July 2022) as part of £135 million of additional investment in the criminal legal aid system.
The Lord Chancellor has re-appointed Punam Birly as a non-executive member of the Independent Monitoring Authority.
The Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice has approved an extension to Sir Nicholas Green’s tenure as the Chair of the Law Commission.
Seeking nominations for Honorary King’s Counsel.
The Secretary of State has approved the appointments, reappointments and the extension of tenures of Parole Board Members. These comprise independent, psychologist, psychiatrist, terrorist risk and judicial members.
The Secretary of State for Justice has announced the re-appointment of Tim Flesher and appointment of Raj Jethwa to the Prison Service Pay Review Body.
Her Majesty The Queen, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, has approved the reappointment of 7 Commissioners of the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the reappointment of Catherine Brown and Ian Hamer as lay members of the Legal Services Board.
Kim Brown and Josephine Maguire appointed as independent members of the Judicial Pension Board.
Peter Fish and Catharine Seddon appointed as members of the Board of the Children’s and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass).
In a boost for open justice, court and tribunal judgments are now freely available from The National Archives.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Habib Motani as a non-lay member of the Legal Services Board for a tenure of 4 years commencing 18 April 2022.
The Ministry of Justice and the Department of Health and Social Care are pleased to announce that Dr Margaret Flynn has been appointed Chair of the National Mental Capacity Forum.
The Secretary of State for Justice has announced the reappointment of Brian Tytherleigh as a member of the Youth Justice Board.
The Secretary of State has announced a one year extension to Dame Anne Owers DBE’s tenure as National Chair of the Independent Monitoring Boards.
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