PRESS RELEASE : Interim Chair appointed to the Judicial Pension Board [November 2024]

The press release issued by the Ministry of Justice on 12 November 2024.

The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Josephine Magure as the interim Chair of the Judicial Pension Board.

Ministers consulted the Commissioner for Public Appointments before making the appointment which will ensure that the Judicial Pension Board has an Interim Chair while a recruitment exercise is run.

The Judicial Pension Board is responsible for helping the Lord Chancellor manage and govern the Judicial Pension Schemes by ensuring they comply with the requirements of the Pensions Regulator.

Appointments and reappointments are made by the Lord Chancellor and are regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. The appointments has been made in line with the requirements of the Governance Code on Public Appointments.

Biography

Jo Maguire is a Trustee of the DH&S Retirement and Death Benefits Plan and the Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) Pension Fund. Previously, she was a Pensions Assurance director with PwC and an Executive Director of the Pensions Research Accountants Group.