Membership announcement for the Family Transparency Implementation Group (TIG)
Following a successful EOI process, the President is pleased to announce the membership of the Transparency Implementation Group: Due to the diverse strength & experience of applicants, membership was extended to include: family practitioner- junior barrister and media specialist practitioner-barrister.
| NO | Role | Member | Description |
| 1 | Head of TIG | President of the Family Division
Sir Andrew McFarlane |
Head of Family Justice England and Wales |
| 2 | Co-Chair | Mrs Justice Nathalie Lieven | Family Division Judge |
| 3 | Co-Chair | Her Honour Judge Madeleine Reardon | East London Family Court |
| 4 | TR Independent Panel Member | Nicola Shaw CBE | |
| 5 | Secretary to the TIG | Jack Harrison | Barrister – Coram Chambers (London) and Deans Court Chambers (Manchester) |
| 6
7 |
Family Justice Young Peoples Board | Jennifer Gibbon-Lynch & Young person(s) | FJYPB Co-ordinator |
| 8
9 |
Family Rights Group
Family Rights Group |
Angela Frazer-Wicks
Clare Walsh |
Chair of Trustees, Family Rights Group & member of parents’ panel
Kinship Carer |
| 10 | Data Expert | Dr Natalie Byrom | Director of Research
The Legal Education Foundation |
| 11 | Nuffield Family Justice Observatory | Lisa Harker | Director
|
| 12 | Academic | Dr Julie Doughty | Senior Lecturer in Law
School of Law and Politics Cardiff University |
| 13 | Practitioner Barrister | Charles Hale QC | Barrister & Arbitrator
4 Paper Buildings |
| 14 | Practitioner Junior Barrister | Femi Ogunlende | Barrister
No5 Chambers |
| 15 | Practitioner Media specialist | Guy Vassall-Adams QC | Barrister
Matrix Chambers |
| 16 | Practitioner Solicitor | Olive Craig | Senior Legal Officer, Rights of Women |
| 17 | District Judge | DJ Adem Muzaffer | Cardiff Civil and Family Justice Centre |
| 18 | Legal Advisor | Tom Foley | Legal Adviser
HMCTS Midlands Region |
| 19 | Media Rep- Journalist | Sian Harrison | Law Service Editor
PA Media |
| 20 | Media Rep- Legal Blogger | Lucy Reed | Chair of The Transparency Project, Barrister & Blogger |
| 21
22 |
Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice |
Ana Popa
Maxine Monks |
Family Justice Policy
Open Justice and Transparency Team |
| 23 | HMCTS | Adam Lennon | Deputy Director and Service Owner-Family |
| 24 | DfE | Lauren Kocan | Head of Children’s Rights and Family Justice |
| 25 | Cafcass | Jack Cordery | National Director of Operations |
| 26 | ADCS | Helen Lincoln | Executive Director for Children, Families & Education (DCS)
Essex County Council |
The TIG aim to meet before Christmas to begin this important work. Terms of reference will be published in due course.
The President thanks all those who took the time to express their interest in this work.
Further updates will be provided as the work progresses.