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The Lord Chancellor has announced the appointment of The Honourable Mr Justice Swift as Deputy Chair of the Boundary Commission for England.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointments, for 3 years from 1 January 2024, of John Cuss, Daniel Hoadley, Amrik Kandola, Sue Prince, Laurence Shaw and Elizabeth Smart as members of the Civil Justice Council.
The Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor has announced the appointment of Martin Jones as His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Probation.
His Majesty The King has approved the appointment of 95 barristers and solicitors as new King’s Counsel (KC) in England and Wales and the appointment of 5 new Honorary King’s Counsel (KC Honoris Causa).
The Lord Chancellor has approved the reappointment of Alison Curry as the accountant member of the Insolvency Rules Committee.
The Secretary of State has approved the reappointment of Ian Deninson as a Non-Executive Director of the Gov Facility Services Ltd (GFSL) for a period of up to three years, from 24 May 2024.
Mike Freer MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, has approved the reappointment of Flora Page, as a non-lay member of the Legal Services Board, for 4 years from 1 August 2024.
His Majesty The King, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, has approved the appointment of one Commissioner to the Judicial Appointments Commission.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Chief Constable Rob Nixon as a non-judicial member of the Sentencing Council with Policing experience.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Professor Seena Fazel as member of the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody.
The Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor confirmed today (4 December 2023) that the preferred candidate for the role of HMCIP is Martin Jones.
The Lord Chancellor, after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice, has announced the appointment of Matthew Jackson as member of the Tribunal Procedure Committee.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Professor Alison Young as the Law Commissioner for Public Law and the Law in Wales.
Ministers have approved the reappointment of Graeme Fraser, as Solicitor member, and Rhys Taylor and Poonam Bhari as Barrister members of the Family Procedure Rule Committee for 3 years from 28 February 2024.
Ministers have approved the appointment of Laura Coyle as Practitioner Member of the Family Procedure Rules Committee for 3 years from 1 August 2023.
The Secretary of State for Justice has approved the reappointments of Susannah Hancock, Jacob Sakil, and Louise Shorter as members of the Youth Justice Board.
Written ministerial statement by Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk on publication of the terms of reference for the Andrew Malkinson Inquiry.
Leading criminal judge, Sarah Munro KC, has been appointed by the Lord Chancellor to chair the public inquiry into the wrongful conviction of Andrew Malkinson today (26 October 2023).
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Johanna Robinson as a non-judicial member of the Sentencing Council with experience of the promotion of the welfare of victims of crime.
The Lord Chancellor, Alex Chalk, has today (16 October 2023) confirmed plans to appoint Baroness Newlove as the government’s interim Victim’s Commissioner.
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