Judicial Studies Board

HC Deb 28 October 1987 vol 121 cc268-70W

Ms. Richardson

asked the Attorney-General whether he will (a) list the members of the Judicial Studies Board, (b) state the criteria for selection of members, (c) list the relevant qualifications of present members, (d) indicate the number of Trades Union Congress-nominated places, and (e) indicate how many Trades Union Congress-nominated places are held by women.

The Attorney-General

The information requested is as follows:

1. (a) Present members of the Judicial Studies Board are shown in the list.
2. (b) There are no formal criteria hut, because of the nature of its work, membership of the board and its committees mainly comprises judges and judicial officers with relevant experience. Membership also includes academics, civil servants from the Home Office and Lord Chancellor's Department and, in the case of the magisterial committee, representatives from bodies involved in the provision of magistrates training.
3. (c) Relevant qualifications are set out in the list.
4. (d) None.
5. (e) None.

	Qualifications	Committee responsibilities
The Hon. Mrs. Justice Butler-Sloss, DBE	High Court Judge (Family Division)	Co-Chairman of Civil and Family Committee
The Hon. Mr. Justice Hutchison	High Court Judge (Queen's Bench Division)	Co-Chairman of Civil and Family Committee
The Hon. Mr. Justice Ognall	High Court Judge (Queen's Bench Division)	Chairman, Criminal Committee
His Honour Judge Sir David West-Russell	Circuit Judge and President of the Industrial Tribunals (England and Wales)	Chairman, Tribunals Committee
His Honour Judge White	Circuit Judge	Member of Civil and Family Committee
His Honour Judge Dyer	Circuit Judge	Member of Criminal Committee
His Honour Judge Stuart-White	Circuit Judge	Chairman, Magisterial Committee
Mr. Igor Judge QC	Barrister and a Recorder	Member of Civil and Family Committee
Mr. G. A. Ensor	Solicitor and a Recorder	Member of Criminal Committee
Mrs. R. E. R. Thomson, JP	Magistrate and Chairman of Training Committee of the Magistrates' Association	Member of Magisterial Committee
Mr. W. J. Bohan	Civil Servant, Home Office (Criminal Policy Department)	Member of Criminal Committee
Mr. B. Cooke, JP	Civil Servant, Lord Chancellor's Department (Head of Judicial Appointments Group) and Secretary of Commissions	Member of Magisterial Committee
Dr. D. Thomas (Studies Consultant)	Senior Lecturer in Law, Fellow of Trinity Hall, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge

Additional Members of Committees
	Qualifications
Criminal Committee
His Honour Judge Lawrence	Circuit Judge
Master D. R. Thompson, CB, QC.	Registrar of Criminal Appeals
Mr. R. Stoate	Civil Servant, Lord Chancellor's Department (Judicial Appointments Group)
Civil and Family Committee
Mr. Registrar M. G. Hawthorne	County Court and District Registrar
Mr. Registrar G. N. A. Angel	Registrar, Family Division
Professor S. M. Cretney	Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Bristol
Mr. J. R. A. Hanratty	Civil Servant, Lord Chancellor's Department (Judicial Appointments Group)
Magisterial Committee
Mr. P. G. N. Badge	Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate and a Recorder
Mrs. A. Tasker, JP	Magistrate and Chairman of the Central Council of Magistrates' Courts Committees
Mr. D. H. Kidner, OBE	Justices' Clerk
Mr. R. E. Nottridge	Justices' Clerk and member of the Standing Conference of Training Officers
Mr. G. Norman, JP	Civil Servant (Lord Chancellor's Training Officer for Magistrates)

	Qualifications
Mr. G. K. Sandiford	Civil Servant, Home Office (Criminal Policy Department)
NB Members of the tribunals committee have not yet been appointed.