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ALB, Arm’s Length Bodies, Public Bodies, Quangos, Public Servants, Civil Servants

Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC)

Judicial Appointments Commission is a Executive NDPB sponsored by Ministry of Justice. The JAC is responsible for running selection exercises and making recommendations for posts up to and including the High Court. It also, at the request of the Lord Chancellor and alongside the Lord Chief Justice, participates in the selection of senior judicial office holders such as the Lord Chief Justice, the High Court Heads of Division, the Senior President of Tribunals and Lord and Lady Justices of Appeal.

Regional Remit

JAC operates in the UK. Their headquarters are located in London.


Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0 Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025

2023/24 Chair's Name

Helen Pitcher

Established

2006

Ombudsman

Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

Finances

This figure provides an overview of Judicial Appointments Commission’s income and expenditure during the 2023/24 financial year.

Some ALBs, such as those with Trading Fund status, do not classify their spending data by RDEL, CDEL, and AME and will report £0 for these values.
For more information regarding RDEL, CDEL and AME, please see our analysis of ALB Spending.

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24


Staffing

The figure below shows the types of staff employed by Judicial Appointments Commission on 31 March 2024.


Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

Arms Length Bodies

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