JAC Board minutes October 2025

9 October 2025

Present (Back to top)

Commissioners:

Helen Pitcher (Chairman)
Mark Warby (Vice Chair)
Nicolina Andall
Christopher Bones
Tom Cross
Uchechi Igbokwe
Tanweer Ikram
Clive Lane
Clare McGlynn

Staff:

Chief Executive
Deputy Chief Executive/ Head of Strategy and Policy
Head of Operations and Digital
Head of Operational Delivery
Head of Senior Appointments
Head of Selection Policy
Senior Policy Advisor
Selection Exercise Manager
Head of Secretariat
Secretariat Manager
Senior Executive Assistant
Secretariat Support Officer

1. Apologies and matters arising (Back to top)

The minutes of the 11 September 2025 meeting were agreed.

Apologies were received from Noel Arnold.

2. Chief Executive’s Report and Management Information Pack (Back to top)

The Chief Executive provided an update on:

• the 2025/26 budget allocation
• the 2025/26 Judicial recruitment programme
• performance against the 2025-26 Business Plan
• an update on complaints and ongoing litigation (legally privileged)

3. Report back from Working Groups (Back to top)

The Chairman asked for report backs on recent meetings of committees and working groups.

Digital Board

Head of Operations and Digital reported back on the Digital Board meeting which took place on 25 September. The Digital Board:

• Were updated on the Commission Board’s approval of the new Digital Strategy and plans to share this with all staff. It was also updated on plans to recruit technical resource for the in-house team, and how this would be taken forward by the executive.
• The Board was also updated on the new Information Governance Committee that the Commission Board established at its last meeting and the implications for the Digital Board.
• The Board were updated on progress against the Digital roadmap.
• The Board reviewed the RAID log.

4. Chairman’s Report (Back to top)

The Chairman reported back on the following:

• The Chairman attended the Opening of the Legal Year and the swearing in of the new Lord Chancellor on 1st October.

Commissioners reported back on the following:

• Tan Ikram attended the Judicial Application Seminar arranged by the Diversity and Community Relations Judges on the Midlands Circuit on 15th September.

5. For Information: Neurodiversity research Report update (Back to top)

The Senior Policy Advisor presented the Executive Summary for publication of the Work Psychology Group Neurodiversity report.

The Board endorsed the Executive Summary and its publication, and noted the progress on actions already underway.

6. Statutory Consultation – Decision on Exercises (Back to top)

The Senior Policy Advisor presented the proposal regarding the application of
Statutory Consultation on individual upcoming exercises.

The Board noted and approved the proposals.

7. Process Paper – 00292 Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, Immigration and Asylum Chamber (Back to top)

The Selection Exercise Manager presented the proposals for the selection process for 00292 Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, Immigration and Asylum Chamber.

The Board noted and agreed to the proposed process.

8. Learning & Development session – Risk Management (Back to top)

External speaker Sian Herbert gave a presentation to the Board regarding organisational risk management.

9. Forward Look and AOB (Back to top)

The Board noted the 2025 Forward Look, and the Chairman confirmed the next Board meeting will be held on 11 December 2025.

This concluded the business of the Board.