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| '''Helen Pitcher''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KC|OBE}} (born March 1958)<ref name=Gov.uk>{{Cite web|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/BRZNpFgG2uAn36yYgnwSGCnxc4c/appointments |title=Helen PITCHER personal appointments |publisher=GOV.UK |accessdate=14 January 2025}}</ref> is a British lawyer and businesswoman, who served as chair of the ] from 2018 to 2025, and chair of the ] from 2023 to 2025. | |||
| A former ],<ref name="Law Gazette"/> Pitcher chaired the ] from 2009 to 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/preferred-candidate-for-chair-of-the-judicial-appointments-commission |title=Preferred candidate for Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission |website=GOV.UK |date=28 November 2022 |accessdate=14 January 2025}}</ref> She was also appointed a Director of Advanced Boardroom Excellence Limited in 2013.<ref name=Gov.uk/> Pitcher was first appointed as chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission in September 2018, beginning a three-year term in the post from 1 November.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/appointment-of-the-chair-of-the-criminal-cases-review-commission |title=Appointment of the Chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission |website=GOV.UK |date=27 September 2018 |accessdate=14 January 2025}}</ref> She was then reappointed for a further five-year term in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/reappointment-of-the-chairman-of-the-criminal-cases-review-commission |title=Reappointment of the Chairman of the Criminal Cases Review Commission |website=GOV.UK |date=7 May 2021 |accessdate=14 January 2025}}</ref> In November 2022, she was appointed as chair of the Judicial Appointments Committee,<ref name="Law Gazette">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/former-qc-selection-chief-in-line-to-lead-judicial-appointments/5114432.article |title=Former QC selection chief in line to lead judicial appointments |first=Monidipa |last=Fouzder |website=Law Gazette |date=28 November 2022 |accessdate=14 January 2025}}</ref> taking up the role on 1 January 2023. She will serve a three-year term that will end on 31 December 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-chair-of-judicial-appointments-commission-appointed |title=New Chair of Judicial Appointments Commission appointed |website=GOV.UK |date=1 January 2023 |accessdate=Jan 14, 2025}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | On 14 January 2025, she announced that she was resigning from the post of chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission following criticism from the ] regarding her tenure in charge of the commission, and moves to have her removed from the post.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Dominic |last=Casciani |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20k6eqyzrwo |title=Chair of miscarriages of justice review body quits |date=14 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=14 January 2025}}</ref> | ||
| She was appointed an ] in the ] for her services to business.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/2347970|title=Helen PITCHER: Order of the British Empire |publisher=The Gazette |date=13 June 2025 |accessdate=14 January 2025}}</ref> | |||
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Helen Pitcher KC OBE (born March 1958) is a British lawyer and businesswoman, who served as chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission from 2018 to 2025, and chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission from 2023 to 2025.
A former Queen's Counsel, Pitcher chaired the Queen's Counsel Selection Panel from 2009 to 2017. She was also appointed a Director of Advanced Boardroom Excellence Limited in 2013. Pitcher was first appointed as chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission in September 2018, beginning a three-year term in the post from 1 November. She was then reappointed for a further five-year term in 2021. In November 2022, she was appointed as chair of the Judicial Appointments Committee, taking up the role on 1 January 2023. She will serve a three-year term that will end on 31 December 2025.
On 14 January 2025, she announced that she was resigning from the post of chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission following criticism from the UK government regarding her tenure in charge of the commission, and moves to have her removed from the post.
She was appointed an OBE in the 2015 Birthday Honours for her services to business.
References
- ^ "Helen PITCHER personal appointments". GOV.UK. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ Fouzder, Monidipa (28 November 2022). "Former QC selection chief in line to lead judicial appointments". Law Gazette. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- "Preferred candidate for Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission". GOV.UK. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- "Appointment of the Chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission". GOV.UK. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- "Reappointment of the Chairman of the Criminal Cases Review Commission". GOV.UK. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- "New Chair of Judicial Appointments Commission appointed". GOV.UK. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- Casciani, Dominic (14 January 2025). "Chair of miscarriages of justice review body quits". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- "Helen PITCHER: Order of the British Empire". The Gazette. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
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