Lord Chancellor's Standing Committee for the Welsh Language
In July 1999, the then Presiding Judges of the Wales and Chester Circuit, the then Circuit Administrator and the then Counsel General of the National Assembly for Wales, with the support of the Permanent Secretary to the Lord Chancellor's Department (now the Ministry of Justice) and the head of the then Court Service, established the Lord Chancellor's Standing Committee for the Welsh Language.
The purpose of the Standing Committee is to ensure that various bodies concerned with the administration of justice in Wales adopt the same policies towards the Welsh Language and the implementation of the Welsh Language Act 1993. It is a vehicle by which to minimise costs and difficulties and ensure that proper and uniform practices are in place.
For further information about this commitee contact Margaret Davies - email
Members of the Lord Chancellor's Standing Committee for the Welsh Language
| The Honourable Mr Justice Lloyd Jones Presiding Judge | Chairman |
| Her Honour Judge Eleri Rees | Liaison Judge for the Welsh Language |
| His Honour Judge Michael Farmer QC | Deputy Liaison Judge for the Welsh Language |
| Nerys Arch | Legal Services Department Welsh Assembly Government |
| Michael Bird | Employment Tribunals |
| Clare Pillman | Director for Wales (HMCS Wales) |
| Margaret Davies | (Secretariat) HMCS |
| Lyndon Hobbs | Tribunals Service |
| Elwen Evans QC | Bar |
| Huw Gapper | Welsh Language Board |
| Melanie Hourihane | Tribunals Service |
| Michael S Howells | HM Coroner's Office |
| Hywel Hughes | HMCS |
| Niclas Parry | Law Society |
| Margaret Price | Welsh Language Unit, HMCS |
| Shirley Hodges | Dept for Work & Pensions |
| Iolo Thomas | HMCS |
| John Turton | North Wales Police |
| Heather Wilcox | Council on Tribunals |
| Catrin Williams |
CAFCASS |
| Hilary Williams | Legal Services Commission |
| Mark Williams | Welsh Assembly Government |
| Owen Williams | District Judge |
| Chris Woolley | CPS South Wales |
| Meic Raymant | North Wales Police |
| Dylan Hughes | Legal Services Department Welsh Assembly Government |