Skills for Justice unveils new chair

10 March 2010

Skills for Justice, the Sector Skills Council for justice and community safety across the UK, is delighted to announce the appointment of its new Chair, Sir Duncan Nichol CBE, former Chief Executive of the NHS Management Executive, who will take up the role from 1 April 2010.

Sir Duncan's career as a senior executive was spent predominantly with the NHS in the north-west of England, where he was knighted for his work. He has significant experience at Chair level within the justice system, having served on the Correctional Services Strategy Board, chaired the Offender Behaviour Programmes Accreditation Panel and the Parole Board for England & Wales. He will continue to serve as chair of the Board of Her Majesty's Court Service.

Sir Duncan replaces outgoing Chair John Randall, who has spent a very productive 6 years with Skills for Justice, overseeing the recent renewal of its license – in which it scored a 'good' rating in all of its work – and the expansion of its remit to include Legal Services. John Randall will continue in his roles as Chair of the Police Advisory Board and Police Negotiating Board.

Sir Duncan said of his new appointment

"I am thrilled by the opportunities that this new role will bring and am really looking forward to working with colleagues at Skills for Justice to build on their recent success driving forward the skills and workforce development agenda."

Skills for Justice Chief Executive Alan Woods OBE said

"Sir Duncan brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to this role, having served as chair of several panels and boards, and we are absolutely delighted that he has chosen to accept our offer. With his comprehensive background and experience this puts us as a sector skills council in a very strong position in these difficult times.

"I extend my gratitude and thanks to our previous Chair John Randall, who has played a pivotal role in us being relicensed and recent decisions to expand our remit by taking on Legal Services. This means he can leave this post safe in the knowledge that thanks in no small part to him we have cemented our place as one of the very top performing sector skills councils with an exciting future ahead."

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