Oral evidenceSelect & Joint CommitteesWednesday, 25 March 202609:45

Justice Committee: Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of the Legal Services Board

Committee hears from witnesses

The Justice Committee will conduct a pre-appointment hearing to examine the candidate for Chair of the Legal Services Board, the regulatory body that oversees legal professionals in England. This is a scrutiny opportunity for MPs to assess the appointee's suitability before the formal appointment is made.

The Legal Services Board regulates barristers, solicitors, and other legal service providers, affecting access to justice and consumer protection across the legal profession. The chair's leadership shapes regulation of around 200,000 legal professionals and influences how the legal system functions, making this appointment a matter of public accountability.

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Committee mentioned:Justice Committee

Committee members

Dame Harriett BaldwinConservative and Unionist Party

West Worcestershire

Shadow Business and Trade — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on labour-market, economy-jobs (48 times, 40pts); Known positions: economy-jobs: opposed (10pts); Committee: treasury committee (20pts)Voting record

Dr Kieran MullanConservative and Unionist Party

Bexhill and Battle

Shadow Justice — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on crime, labour-market, economy-jobs (34 times, 40pts); Known positions: crime: opposed, crime: supportive (20pts)Voting record

Sir Keir StarmerLabour Party

Holborn and St Pancras

Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on crime, labour-market, economy-jobs (31 times, 40pts); Known positions: economy-jobs: supportive, crime: supportive (20pts)Voting record

Dame Meg HillierLabour and Co-operative Party

Hackney South and Shoreditch

Spoken on crime, labour-market, economy-jobs (57 times, 40pts); Known positions: economy-jobs: supportive, economy-jobs: questioning, crime: supportive (30pts); Committee: treasury committee (Chair) (25pts)Voting record

Chris PhilpConservative and Unionist Party

Croydon South

Shadow Home Secretary — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on crime, labour-market, economy-jobs (17 times, 30pts); Known positions: crime: opposed, economy-jobs: opposed, crime: questioning (30pts)Voting record

Justice Committee: Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of the Legal Services Board

Committee members

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