Appointment to Security Vetting Appeals Panel
- WireNews
- 2 days ago
- 1 min read
A new Deputy Chair has been appointed
Sir James Goss has been appointed as an additional Deputy Chair of the Security Vetting Appeals Panel for a period of four years, concluding in April 2029.
Sir James was a Deputy High Court Judge (Admin Court) from 2013 to 2014, and in October 2014 became a judge of the High Court of Justice. He was assigned to the Queen’s Bench Division and received the customary appointment as a knight bachelor.
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He is currently a Director of Criminal Training at the Judicial College and a Judges Lodgings representative on the High Court Judges Association.
The Security Vetting Appeals Panel reviews decisions to refuse or withdraw National Security Vetting and the process involved. You can find out more about what the Panel does here.
The Panel currently has 11 sitting members: a Chair, a Deputy Chair and 9 Lay Members.
