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Sir Duncan Ouseley, the reviewer

Sir Duncan Ouseley was called to the Bar (G) in 1973, took Silk in 1992, (NI) in 1997 and was elected a Bencher in 2000. He was appointed a Recorder in 1994, a Judge of the High Court (Queens Bench) in 2000 and Chairman of the Special Immigration Appeal Commission from 2003 to 2006. He was appointed President of the Immigration Appeal Tribunal from 2003 to 2005 and Lead Judge, Administrative Court from 2010 to 2015. The Honourable Sir Duncan Brian Walter Ouseley retired from the High Court (Queens Bench) with effect from 17 May 2019.

Terms of reference

Terms of Reference (PDF, 107 KB, 1 page)

Key background documents

• Annual reports to Parliament on use of CMP under the Justice and Security Act 2013
• Section 13 (review of sections 6 to 11) of the Justice and Security Act 2013
• Explanatory Notes to section 13 of the Justice and Security Act 2013
• Written Ministerial Statement

Secretariat

The secretariat to the review is provided by Civil Service officials based at the Ministry of Justice.

Call for evidence

A call for evidence for this review took place from 7 April to 30 June 2021.

Next steps

It is estimated that the reviewers report, subject to any redactions required on national security grounds (in accordance with s.13(6) Justice and Security Act 2013), should be laid before Parliament after Summer recess in 2022.

Contact the reviewer

Email: JSA-CMP-statutoryreview@justice.gov.uk