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Revision as of 22:42, 14 January 2025 by This is Paul (talk | contribs) (expanding)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Helen Pitcher OBE is a British lawyer, who has served as chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission since 2018, and chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission since 2023.
She 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 January 2023, she was appointed as chair of the Judicial Appointments Committee, and 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.
References
- https://www.gov.uk/government/news/appointment-of-the-chair-of-the-criminal-cases-review-commission
- https://apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/archive/announcements/2077
- https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-chair-of-judicial-appointments-commission-appointed
- Casciani, Dominic (14 January 2025). "Chair of miscarriages of justice review body quits". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 14 January 2025.