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The Lord Chancellor has approved the reappointment of Mark Beaton, as a non-executive board member of the Ministry of Justice, for 3 years from 15 July 2025.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the reappointment of Habib Motani as a non-lay member of the Legal Services Board.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the reappointments of Oliver Hyams and Daniel Warents as barrister members of the Insolvency Rules Committee for 4 years from 31 October 2025.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Josephine Maguire as Chair of the Judicial Pension Board.
His Majesty The King has approved the reappointment of Douglas Marshall as the Judcial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman.
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice has confirmed that Cindy Butts is the preferred candidate for appointment to the role of Standing Advocate.
The Secretary of State has reappointed Sir David Calvert-Smith as a judicial member of the Parole Board.
The Parole Board has today published a review into its transparency
Dame Vera Baird DBE KC has been appointed as the Interim Chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC).
Jonathan Hall KC has been appointed to lead the HMP Frankland Independent Review.
The Secretaries of State for Justice and for Health and Social Care have approved the reappointment of Dr Margaret Flynn as Chair of the National Mental Capacity Forum.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Catherine Brown as Interim Chair of the Legal Services Board (LSB).
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Professor Solene Rowan and Professor Lisa Webley as Commissioners of the Law Commission of England and Wales.
The Secretary of State has announced the appointments of Dr Hannah Bows, Suzanne McCarthy, Sean Harvey and Asrar Ul-Haq as members of the Advisory Committee on Conscientious Objectors.
The Secretary of State for Justice, Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP, has announced the reappointment of Colin Allars as the Chair to the Independent Restraint Review Panel.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the reappointment of Richard Wright KC as a non-judicial member of the Sentencing Council.
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.
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