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Legal Services Commission

Volume 703: debated on Tuesday 22 July 2008

I am pleased to announce that following fair and open competition, regulated by the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments, my right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Jack Straw) has appointed Sir Bill Callaghan to the position of chair of the Legal Services Commission (LSC).

Sir Bill’s appointment will take effect from 1 September 2008, and for a term of three years. He will chair the 12-member commission, which oversees the strategic direction of the LSC—the body responsible for legal aid in England and Wales.