Marie Anderson was appointed Deputy Ombudsman / Commissioner for Complaints in May 2009. She was formerly the first Assistant Information Commissioner for Northern Ireland, from April 2003, and was responsible for setting up the regional office in Belfast. In this role she had responsibility for regulating DPA, FOI and environmental information matters in Northern Ireland. A qualified solicitor, she has worked in private practice and for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. She is currently researching a book on information law for legal practitioners.

David Banks is Group Managing Director of G4S Care & Justice Services. David has been at the forefront of developments across many aspects of the G4S business both in the UK and overseas, and was instrumental in the development of care and justice services to the Home Office since these were introduced in the early 1990s and subsequently in Australia, South Africa and Abu Dhabi. David oversees the company businesses responsible for the design, build, management and finance of prisons, children’s services, immigration facilities, electronic monitoring, detained person transportation and repatriation and court services. David is a member of the CBI Public Services Strategy Board and chairs the CBI’s Home Affairs Panel.

Jim Coupland is the Senior Director of Investigations at the Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland. He is responsible for the investigation of all complaints against the police and other law enforcement agencies in Northern Ireland. These number around 3000 annually. He, along with the Ombudsman and Chief Executive make up the Executive Board of the organisation. Prior to taking up post in January 2008 he served as a police officer for 30 years in Scotland and England, primarily as a detective.

Liz Cuddy has been Chief Executive of Extern and Extern Ireland since January 2005. She has a background in the development of early years services, training of early years and social care practitioners and in mental health services as a Business Development Manager and then Director of MindWise (formerly Rethink). Liz is currently a member of the Board of NICVA and the NI Country Group of Skills for Justice. She represents the South Eastern Education & Library Board as a governor for a local primary school. Liz is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and also the Institute of Directors.

Paul Doran is Deputy Director of Probation (Operations) with the Probation Board for Northern Ireland. Paul leads on the areas of courts, prisons, assessment and programmes for offenders and cross-border cooperation. Paul has worked in probation both in England and Northern Ireland for a total of 23 years. He is professionally qualified in social work and management.

Jacqui Durkin became Head of Business Development and Services in the NI Courts and Tribunals Service in January 2010 following four years as Head of Court Operations. Jacqui leads Business Development Group which delivers modernisation and customer service strategies to support and continuously improve the administration of civil, criminal and family justice. She is also responsible for Human Resources Unit and Security Branch.

Alan Hunter is Chief Executive of the Law Society of Northern Ireland. He was educated at Queen’s University Belfast where he graduated in Law and completed the course at the Institute of Professional Legal Studies in 1984. Following a period of practice, he joined the Government Legal Service as Legislative Draftsman in 1988 and subsequently the Northern Ireland Court Service in 1990, where he had responsibility for working on policy and legislative initiatives. Alan subsequently was appointed as Director of Legal Aid in the Court Service in 1998 and as Director of Judicial Services in 2003. He was Chief Executive of the Judicial Appointments Commission before joining the Society on 1 October 2007.

Dr Bill Lockhart was appointed Chief Executive of the Youth Justice Agency in June 2004. Bill is a Chartered Forensic Psychologist who has worked within the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland for over 25 years. More recently he served as Chief Executive for the Extern organisation from April 1994 to June 2004. He was an independent member of the Northern Ireland Criminal Justice review set up as a result of the Good Friday Agreement. He has a wide experience of criminological research, with specialist interest in restorative justice, juvenile offending, mentally disordered offenders and community responses to crime.

Olwen Lyner is Chief Executive Officer of NIACRO, the Northern Ireland Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders, which is a charity working to reduce crime and its impact on people and communities. Olwen’s previous responsibilities in NIACRO involved managing a range of employment and training programmes for offenders and ex-prisoners. Olwen is a member of the Joint Community and Voluntary Sector Forum, the Criminal Justice Issues Group and the Belfast Community Safety Partnership.

Dr. Michael Maguire is the Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland. Prior to joining the Inspectorate Dr Maguire was a Partner for 10 years in PA Consulting Group during which he held a series of senior roles including Member of the Global Government and Public Services Practice Management Group; Head of the Ireland Consulting Practice; and Head of Public Sector Consulting, Ireland. He has over 20 years experience in the areas of strategy and organisational devel opment and has extensive experience in working with senior teams in the design and implementation of a structured approach to the management of organisational chance.

Raymond McCartney, MLA was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Northern Ireland Assembly’s Justice Committee following the devolution of policing and justice powers in April 2010. The role of the Committee is to advise and assist the Justice Minister and to undertake a scrutiny, policy development and consultation role with respect to the Department of Justice. Raymond McCartney has represented the Foyle constituency for Sinn Féin since 2004.

Danny McConnell leads the Deloitte Technology practice in Northern Ireland which focuses on the provision of IT advice and services to a range of public and private sector organisations across Northern Ireland. Danny has led a number of technology transformation projects within the Northern Ireland criminal justice sector working with a range of organisations including Probation Board NI, Youth Justice Agency, NI Legal Services Commission, Forensic Science NI and the Northern Ireland Office.

Nick Perry has been the Permanent Secretary of the Department of Justice (DOJ) since 12 April 2010. Before that he was Director General of Criminal Justice & Policing in the Northern Ireland Office. His previous posts there included policy and finance roles, as well as being Principal Private Secretary to Mo Mowlam and Peter Mandelson (1998-2000). He also worked in the MOD (1984-1991) in London, and in HM Customs & Excise (1981-1984) in Belfast. Nick was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, where he read History.

Brian Rea is Acting Chairman of the Northern Ireland Policing Board. He previously worked for 35 years for Castlereagh College of Further and Higher Education holding various posts including Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Head of Department and Head of Faculty. He is a former Chairman of the Northern Ireland Region of the Association for College Management. He is involved in voluntary work with a number of community and other welfare interest groups. Amongst a wide range of positions Brian is currently a Director and Treasurer of the Hanwood Trust Company, a Community Development Regeneration Project in Tullycarnet, Dundonald. He is a former Lay Magistrate.

James Taylor works in Deloitte’s Strategy practice and brings extensive experience in the criminal justice system, as well as leading Deloitte’s policing account. He started his career at Surrey Police, where he was Head of Performance, before spending six years with Accenture where he was involved in all their major criminal justice consulting engagements. Since joining Deloitte he has worked with the Ministry of Justice, NOMS, the Home Office, the Attorney General’s Office, and the CPS, as well as several police forces and authorities, ACPO, the APA and the NPIA. James is a member of the CBI’s Home Affairs Panel and has advised Number 10 and the Home Office Policing Minister on a range of policing and justice issues.

Eithne Wallis took up appointment at Fujitsu as Managing Director of the Government Division in July 2005. This encompasses four business units – central government, local and devolved government and agencies, HMRC (NHS) and defence and national security. She joined Fujitsu in February 2005 as a senior partner in the Business Transformation Group having previously worked in public service for 25 years in the criminal justice sector. As a senior member of the IT industry, Eithne represents Fujitsu on many industry bodies.