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  • The NICTS Agency Board

    Topics:
    • Courts and Tribunals, 
    • NICTS Agency Board

    The NICTS Board (the Board) oversees the work of the NICTS. The Chief Executive of the NICTS is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Agency and the leadership and management of its staff.

    Board Members

    The Board consists of:

    • NICTS Director, Glyn Capper (who chairs the Board)
    • Head of Modernisation, Digital & Estates, Karen Ward
    • Acting Head of Court Services, Elaine Topping
    • Acting head of Tribunals & Corporate Services, Catherine Rodgers
    • two independent members, Vilma Patterson & Albert Hamilton.

    Members of the Judiciary

    Nominated by the Lady Chief Justice (who has attended the Board meetings from March 2024), judicial representation consists of:

    • Her Honour Judge Smyth, Recorder of Belfast
    • District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Keown, Presiding District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts)

    NICTS Agency Board Minutes

    NICTS Agency Board Minutes

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