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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.
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.
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