Sentencing Guidelines Council members

Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers (Chairman of the Council)

Lord Phillips was called to the Bar in 1962 and appointed QC in 1978. He became a Recorder in 1982 and a High Court Judge in 1987. He was appointed to the Court of Appeal in 1995 and was Master of the Rolls for five years until becoming Lord Chief Justice for England and Wales in October 2005.

Chairman from October 2005

 

Sir Igor Judge (Deputy Chairman of Council)

Sir Igor Judge was called to the bar in 1963, became a Recorder in 1976 and took silk in 1979. He was appointed to the Queen's Bench Division in 1988 and to the Court of Appeal in 1996. Sir Igor was appointed as Deputy Chief Justice for England and Wales in July 2003. He is the first President of the Queen's Bench Division.

Appointed to March 4th 2008; re-appointed to March 4th 2011

 

Judge Peter Beaumont

Peter Beaumont was appointed a Circuit Judge in 1989 and sat initially at Chelmsford Crown Court. In 1995, he was appointed Senior Circuit Judge at the Old Bailey and from 2001 held the post of Common Serjeant of London. He has been sitting as an additional judge of the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division since 1996 and in December 2004 was appointed Recorder of London.

March 4th 2008; re-appointed to March 4th 2011

 

Judge Michael Mettyear

Michael was a member of the Sentencing Advisory Panel from its formation in 1999 until he was appointed to the Council. Michael is the Resident Judge at the Hull Combined Court Centre as well as the Honorary Recorder of the City. Michael also sits in the Central Criminal Court and in the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division).

Appointed to March 4th 2007; re-appointed to March 4th 2010

 

Judge Tim Workman

Tim Workman was appointed a Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate in 1986 and a Crown Court Recorder in 1993. He was appointed as the Deputy Senior District Judge on the amalgamation of the Provincial and Metropolitan Stipendiary Benches in 2000 and was appointed Senior District Judge and Chief Magistrate in February 2003. He sits mainly at the City of Westminster Magistrates' Court and is one of the Judges dealing with the special jurisdiction of Extradition and Terrorism Act cases

Appointed in capacity as Senior District Judge

 

Malathy Sitaram J.P.

Malathy Sitaram graduated from Bombay University, India in 1961 where she read Philosophy and French. She then went on to pursue a teaching career, in secondary schools in the UK, having completed a BEd in English and Education at London University and later, a MEd in English and Education at Bristol University.

In 2001, Malathy was elected the Chairman of the Wiltshire Branch of the Magistrates' Association for a three-year term. She is a member of the Wiltshire Police Authority. Malathy was appointed as a Justice of the Peace in 1988 and currently sits at the Swindon Bench.

Appointed to March 4th 2009

 

Sir Ken Macdonald Q.C.

Sir Ken Macdonald was called to the Bar in 1978 and specialised for 25 years in criminal law. He took silk in 1997 and became a Recorder of the Crown Court in 2001.He was elected a member of the Bar Council in 2000 and became vice Chairman of the Bar Public Affairs Group in 2001-2002. He was elected Chairman of the Criminal Bar Association in July 2003. In November 2003, he was appointed Director of Public Prosecutions.

Appointed in capacity as Director of Public Prosecutions

 

Peter Neyroud Q.P.M

Peter Neyroud joined Hampshire Constabulary in 1980, serving as Constable at Romsey and Aldershot, Sergeant at Southampton and Basingstoke, Inspector at Bitterne and HQ, Chief Inspector in East Hampshire, Superintendent as Staff Officer to the President of ACPO and also as Detective Superintendent. His last post at Hampshire was as the Director of Intelligence. Peter was the Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police from 2002 to 2006, as well as Chairman of the Thames Valley Local Criminal Justice Board. Since January 2006 Peter has been Chief Constable, Chief Executive (Designate) of the National Policing Improvement Agency.

Appointed to March 4th 2008; re-appointed to March 4th 2011

 

Anthony Edwards

Anthony is a criminal law specialist. He is a member of the Executive Board of Justice and of the Editorial Board of the Criminal Law Review. He is the author of Advising the Suspect in the Police Station and co-author of Criminal Defence: A Guide to Good Practice. In 2000, he was appointed a non-executive member of the Legal Services Commission and his appointment has been extended to 2007; he has responsibility for the development of the Criminal Defence Service. Anthony is also the professional head of the Public Defender Service. He is extensively involved in delivering training courses to all agencies within the Criminal Justice System. Anthony Edwards is the Senior Partner of T V Edwards, London

Appointed to March 4th 2009

 

Teresa Reynolds

Teresa is the co-author of The Rights of Victims of Crime and has since worked successfully to see it adopted by the Government through the Victim's Charter and subsequent developments. Teresa Reynolds was Head of Policy at Victim Support until June 2007. In her role, she was responsible for developing policy and promoting the interests of victims and witnesses of crime in criminal justice and social policy.

Appointed to March 4th 2007; re-appointed to March 4th 2010

 

Mr Justice Christopher Pitchford

Christopher Pitchford was called to the Bar in 1969 and appointed QC in 1987. He served as a Recorder from 1987 to 2000 when he was appointed to the High Court. He was Presiding Judge on the Wales and Chester circuit from 2002 to 2005. He succeeded Sir Peter Crane as Chair of the Criminal Committee of the Judicial Studies Board in March 2006.

Appointed in capacity as Chairman of the Criminal Committee of the Judicial Studies Board

 

Sir David Latham

Sir David Latham was called to the Bar in 1964 and was appointed QC in 1985. He was a member of the Bar Council from 1987 to 1992 and Chairman of the Professional Standards Committee 1990 to 1992. He was Vice Chairman of the Council of Legal Education from 1992 to 1995. Sir David was appointed as a High Court Judge in 1992 and was Presiding Judge of the Midland and Oxford Circuit from 1994 to 1998. He was a Lord Justice of Appeal from 2000. Sir David was appointed Vice President of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) in April 2006.

Appointed in capacity as the Vice President of the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal

 

Professor Andrew Ashworth, QC (Observer)

Professor Ashworth has been Chairman of the Sentencing Advisory Panel since June 2007.  Vinerian Professor of English Law, University of Oxford, since 1997; member of the Criminal Committee of the Judicial Studies Board; author of Sentencing and Criminal Justice; formerly UK representative and Chair of the Select Committee of Experts on Sentencing (Council of Europe)

Observer - Chairman of the Sentencing Advisory Panel

 

Christine Stewart (Observer)

Christine is a career civil servant who joined the Home Office in 1975 and has worked in many different policy areas over the years, including immigration, counter terrorism and data protection. She also spent four years working in Prison Service headquarters as Head of Finance. The majority of her career has, however, been spent working on different aspects of criminal justice and criminal law policy. Christine Stewart is currently Director of Offender, Law and Sentencing Policy in the National Offender Management Service.