Criminal Cases Review Commission
The following have been appointed full-time commissioners, for a period of five years: Mr James England, barrister, formerly Crown Prosecutor of West Mercia; Ms Julia Goulding, solicitor, registered nurse and chief executive of Fylde Primary Care NHS Trust; and Mr Ewan Smith, solicitor, formerly a partner in Glaisyers, Birmingham, chairman of the Serious Fraud Association and vice-chairman of the Criminal Appeal Lawyers’ Association.
The appointments follow the retirements of Mr Barry Capon, Mr Laurie Elks, Mr Tony Foster, Mr David Kyle, Professor Leonard Leigh, Dr James MacKeith, Mr Karamjit Singh and Mr Baden Skitt.
Mr Alastair R. MacGregor, QC, a full-time commissioner since 2004, has been appointed deputy chairman of the commission.