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	Faulks is the son of His Honour Peter Ronald Faulks ] and Pamela Faulks (née Lawless). The novelist ] is his younger brother. His uncle was ], a High Court judge.		Faulks is the son of His Honour Peter Ronald Faulks ] and Pamela Faulks (née Lawless). The novelist ] is his younger brother. His uncle was ], a High Court judge.

	He was educated at ] and ], where he graduated with an MA and now serves as an Honorary Fellow <ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.jesus.ox.ac.uk/people/honorary-fellows\|title=Honorary Fellows {{!}} Jesus College, University of Oxford\|website=www.jesus.ox.ac.uk\|language=en\|access-date=2017-12-04}}</ref>. He was ], ], in 1973.		He was educated at ] and ], where he graduated with an MA and now serves as an Honorary Fellow.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.jesus.ox.ac.uk/people/honorary-fellows\|title=Honorary Fellows {{!}} Jesus College, University of Oxford\|website=www.jesus.ox.ac.uk\|language=en\|access-date=2017-12-04}}</ref> He was ], ], in 1973.

	==Career==		==Career==
	Faulks became a ] in 1996 and a ] in 2000. He is a member of the ]. He became a bencher in 2002. He was a Literary Agent, for ], from 1980–81. He was an Assistant Recorder, 1996–2000. He was Chairman of the Professional Negligence Bar Association 2002–04 and Special Advisor to the ] on compensation culture, 2005–06. In 2010 he was created a ] as '''Baron Faulks''', of ] in the ].<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=59497 \|date=26 July 2010 \|page=14201 }}</ref>		Faulks became a ] in 1996 and a ] in 2000. He is a member of the ]. He became a bencher in 2002. He was a Literary Agent, for ], from 1980–81. He was an Assistant Recorder, 1996–2000. He was Chairman of the Professional Negligence Bar Association 2002–04 and Special Advisor to the ] on compensation culture, 2005–06. In 2010 he was created a ] as '''Baron Faulks''', of ] in the ].<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=59497 \|date=26 July 2010 \|page=14201 }}</ref>

	In December 2013 it was announced that with effect from 20 January 2014 Faulks would become a ] at the ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-changes-december-2013 \|title=Ministerial changes: December 2013 \|date=18 December 2013 \|accessdate=19 December 2013}}</ref> He served in this role until July 2016 when he resigned from the government voicing concerns about the appointment of a non lawyer, ], as ] by new prime minister ].<ref>{{cite newspaper \|last=Gibb \|first=Frances \|title=Justice minister quits with blast at ~~‘novice’~~ lord chancellor \|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/justice-minister-quits-with-blast-at-novice-lord-chancellor-x99qd8xl5 \|date=19 July 2016 \|accessdate=19 July 2016 \|newspaper=] \|url-access=subscription }}</ref>		In December 2013 it was announced that with effect from 20 January 2014 Faulks would become a ] at the ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-changes-december-2013 \|title=Ministerial changes: December 2013 \|date=18 December 2013 \|accessdate=19 December 2013}}</ref> He served in this role until July 2016 when he resigned from the government voicing concerns about the appointment of a non-lawyer, ], as ] by new prime minister ].<ref>{{cite newspaper \|last=Gibb \|first=Frances \|title=Justice minister quits with blast at 'novice' lord chancellor \|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/justice-minister-quits-with-blast-at-novice-lord-chancellor-x99qd8xl5 \|date=19 July 2016 \|accessdate=19 July 2016 \|newspaper=] \|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

	Baron Faulks was appointed a Justice at the Astana International Financial Centre Court in Astana, Kazakhstan, in 2018.<ref>{{cite web \|title=UK judges head new court in Kazakhstan \|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/uk-judges-head-new-court-in-kazakhstan-0dkf6c87d \|website=www.thetimes.co.uk}}</ref>		Baron Faulks was appointed a Justice at the Astana International Financial Centre Court in Astana, Kazakhstan, in 2018.<ref>{{cite web \|title=UK judges head new court in Kazakhstan \|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/uk-judges-head-new-court-in-kazakhstan-0dkf6c87d \|website=www.thetimes.co.uk}}</ref>
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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Lord Faulks married Catherine Frances Turner, daughter of Lindsay Turner and Anthea Cadbury, in 1990. They have two sons. Catherine Faulks is a Conservative councillor on ].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Lord Feldman’s failure to vote leaves Faulks furious\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10080646/Lord-Feldmans-failure-to-vote-leaves-Faulks-furious.html\|work=Daily Telegraph}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Cllr Catherine Faulks\|url=https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/committees/Members/tabid/62/ctl/ViewCMIS_Person/mid/384/id/383/Default.aspx\|publisher=RBKC\|accessdate=1 July 2017}}</ref>		Lord Faulks married Catherine Frances Turner, daughter of Lindsay Turner and Anthea Cadbury, in 1990. They have two sons. Catherine Faulks is a Conservative councillor on ].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Lord Feldman’s failure to vote leaves Faulks furious\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10080646/Lord-Feldmans-failure-to-vote-leaves-Faulks-furious.html\|work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Cllr Catherine Faulks\|url=https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/committees/Members/tabid/62/ctl/ViewCMIS_Person/mid/384/id/383/Default.aspx\|publisher=RBKC\|accessdate=1 July 2017}}</ref>

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The Right HonourableThe Lord FaulksQC


Minister of State for Civil Justice and Legal Policy
In office 20 January 2014 – 19 July 2016
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	The Lord McNally
Succeeded by	No appointment
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 July 2010 Life Peerage

Personal details
Born	Edward Peter Lawless Faulks (1950-08-19) 19 August 1950 (age 74)
Nationality	English
Political party	Unaffiliated (formerly Conservative)
Spouse	Catherine Frances Turner
Children	2
Occupation	Barrister

Edward Peter Lawless Faulks, Baron Faulks QC (born 19 August 1950), is an English barrister and unaffiliated peer. He was Minister of State for Justice between December 2013 and July 2016 and is the current Chairman of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO).

Background and education

Faulks is the son of His Honour Peter Ronald Faulks MC and Pamela Faulks (née Lawless). The novelist Sebastian Faulks is his younger brother. His uncle was Sir Neville Faulks, a High Court judge.

He was educated at Wellington College and Jesus College, Oxford, where he graduated with an MA and now serves as an Honorary Fellow. He was called to the Bar, Middle Temple, in 1973.

Career

Faulks became a Queen's Counsel in 1996 and a Recorder in 2000. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He became a bencher in 2002. He was a Literary Agent, for Curtis Brown, from 1980–81. He was an Assistant Recorder, 1996–2000. He was Chairman of the Professional Negligence Bar Association 2002–04 and Special Advisor to the Department for Constitutional Affairs on compensation culture, 2005–06. In 2010 he was created a life peer as Baron Faulks, of Donnington in the Royal County of Berkshire.

In December 2013 it was announced that with effect from 20 January 2014 Faulks would become a Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice. He served in this role until July 2016 when he resigned from the government voicing concerns about the appointment of a non-lawyer, Liz Truss, as Secretary of State for Justice by new prime minister Theresa May.

Baron Faulks was appointed a Justice at the Astana International Financial Centre Court in Astana, Kazakhstan, in 2018.

Since January 2020, he has been Chairman of the Independent Press Standards Organisation, the independent regulator of the majority of newspapers and magazines in the UK.

Controversy

On 10 June 2015, Faulks questioned in the House of Lords "whether it is always necessary for everybody who has quite real problems to have a lawyer at £200-odd an hour, or whether there are better and more effective ways of giving advice". The fact-checking web-site FullFact.org investigated and concluded that the claim was untrue - only in exceptionally rare circumstances do lawyers command such charges, with £50-£70 per hour being a routine fee.

Other activities

Faulks is a contributing editor to Local Authority Liabilities, 1998, 4th edition 2009. He is on the board of the social enterprise Liberty Kitchen, set up to reduce recidivism at Pentonville Prison.

Personal life

Lord Faulks married Catherine Frances Turner, daughter of Lindsay Turner and Anthea Cadbury, in 1990. They have two sons. Catherine Faulks is a Conservative councillor on Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council.

References

"Honorary Fellows | Jesus College, University of Oxford". www.jesus.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
"No. 59497". The London Gazette. 26 July 2010. p. 14201.
"Ministerial changes: December 2013". 18 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
Gibb, Frances (19 July 2016). "Justice minister quits with blast at 'novice' lord chancellor". The Times. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
"UK judges head new court in Kazakhstan". www.thetimes.co.uk.
"Eminent QC appointed as IPSO Chairman". www.ipso.co.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
"Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012", Lords Hansard, 10 June 2015
"Legal aid lawyers aren't on £200 an hour". FullFact.org. 6 July 2015.
"Our Board". www.libertykitchen.org. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
"Lord Feldman's failure to vote leaves Faulks furious". The Daily Telegraph.
"Cllr Catherine Faulks". RBKC. Retrieved 1 July 2017.

Who's who 2011 (163rd ed.). London: A. & C. Black. 2010. ISBN 978-1-4081-2856-5.

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Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded byThe Lord Beecham	Gentlemen Baron Faulks	Followed byThe Lord Allan of Hallam

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