Appointment of Judicial Chair for Sentencing Commission Working Group

The Lord Chief Justice has nominated Lord Justice Gage to serve as the judicial Chair of the Sentencing Commission Working Group.

The Working Group has been established as part of the recommendations made by Lord Carter in his review “Securing the future: Proposals for the efficient and sustainable use of custody in England and Wales”.

The Working Group will commence its work in the New Year.

Notes for Editors

Lord Justice Gage, 69, has been a Lord Justice of Appeal since 2004. He was called to the Bar in 1963, and appointed as a Queen’s Counsel in 1982. He served as a Recorder between 1985 and 1993, before being appointed as a High Court Judge in 1993. He was Presiding Judge for the South Eastern Circuit 1997-2000 and a member of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board 1987-93 and Parole Board 2001-04.

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