Oral evidence transcripts

Inquiry Probate

Witnesses Mike Freer (Minister for Courts and Legal Services at Ministry of Justice), and Helen Measures (National Services Director at HM Courts and Tribunals Service)

Work Work of the Serious Fraud Office (Regular evidence sessions)

Witnesses Nick Ephgrave QPM (Director at the Serious Fraud Office)

Inquiry Work of the County Court

Witnesses Matthew Maxwell Scott (Executive Director at The Association of Consumer Support Organisations (ACSO)), Dr Natalie Byrom (Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Faculty of Laws, UCL), Elizabeth Gallagher (Barrister at Temple Garden Chambers, and Member at the Personal Injury Bar Association), and Emily Giles (Housing Lawyer at The Hyde Group)

Inquiry Probate

Witnesses Sophie Wales (Regulatory Policy Director at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales), Mark Walley (CEO at the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners), Stephen Ward (Director of Strategy and External Relations at the Council of Licensed Conveyancers), and Ian Bond (Chair at the Law Society's Probate Professional User Group)

Work Work of the President of the Family Division (Regular evidence sessions)

Witnesses The Rt Hon Sir Andrew McFarlane (President of the Family Division)

Inquiry Probate

Witnesses Jo Summers (Private tax and wealth partner at Jurit), and Stuart Simpson (Head of Equiniti Benefactor at Equiniti)

Work Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill (Non-inquiry session)

Witnesses Joshua Rozenberg KC (Hon) (Journalist), Dr Hannah Quirk (Reader in Criminal Law at King's College London), Dr Robert Craig (Lecturer in Law at University of Bristol), and Professor James Chalmers (Regius Professor of Law at University of Glasgow)

Inquiry The Coroner Service: follow-up

Witnesses Mike Freer (Minister for Courts and Legal Services at Ministry of Justice), and Terry Davies (Deputy Director at Death Management, Miscarriages of Justice Compensation, Inquiries and Coroners Division, Ministry of Justice)

Inquiry The Coroner Service: follow-up

Witnesses Mike Freer (Minister for Courts and Legal Services at Ministry of Justice), and Terry Davies (Deputy Director at Death Management, Miscarriages of Justice Compensation, Inquiries and Coroners Division, Ministry of Justice)

Inquiry Probate

Witnesses Alex McDowell (Vice Chair at Remember A Charity), Angela Morrison (Chief Operating Officer at Cancer Research UK), and Dave Hawes (Director of Finance & Infrastructure at Devon Air Ambulance Trust)

Work Work of the Ministry of Justice (Regular evidence sessions)

Witnesses Antonia Romeo (Permanent Secretary at Ministry of Justice), James McEwen (Chief Operating Officer at Ministry of Justice), Amy Rees (Director General Chief Executive at HM Prison and Probation Service), and Nick Goodwin (Chief Executive at HM Courts and Tribunals Service)

Inquiry The Coroner Service: follow-up

Witnesses INQUEST, and Oxford University

Inquiry The Coroner Service: follow-up

Witnesses Coroners Courts Support Service, and Coroners Courts Support Service

Inquiry The Coroner Service: follow-up

Inquiry Future prison population and estate capacity

Witnesses Edward Argar (Minister for Prisons, Parole and Probation at Ministry of Justice), Amy Rees (Director General Chief Executive at HM Prison and Probation Service), and Ross Gribbin (Director General, Policy - Prisons, Offenders and International Justice at Ministry of Justice)

Inquiry The use of pre-recorded cross-examination under Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999

Witnesses Crown Prosecution Service, Hertfordshire Constabulary, and National Crime Agency

Work Work of the Lady Chief Justice (Regular evidence sessions)

Witnesses The Rt Hon Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill (Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales)

Inquiry Future prison population and estate capacity

Witnesses Mark Day (Deputy Director at Prison Reform Trust), Sonya Ruparel (CEO at Women in Prison), and Anne Fox (CEO at Clinks)

Inquiry Future prison population and estate capacity

Witnesses Professor Nicholas Hardwick (Professor of Criminal Justice at Royal Holloway University of London), Rob Allen (Independent Consultant on Prisons, Probation and Youth Justice), and Richard Garside (Director at The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies)

Work Pre-appointment hearing: HM Chief Inspector of Probation (Pre-appointment hearing)

Witnesses Martin Jones CBE (Chief Executive at Parole Board)