The Baroness Hallett | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Vice-President of the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal | |
| In office 8 November 2013 – 21 October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Anthony Hughes |
| Succeeded by | Sir Adrian Fulford |
| Vice-President of the Queen's Bench Division | |
| In office 3 October 2011 – 3 March 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Sir John Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Sir Nigel Davis |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 11 October 2019 Life peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Heather Carol Hallett 16 December 1949 Eastleigh, England |
| Political party | Crossbench (since 2019) |
| Spouse |
Nigel Wilkinson (m. 1974) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | St Hugh's College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Judge |
Heather Carol Hallett, Baroness Hallett, DBE, PC, KC (born 16 December 1949), is a retired British judge of the Court of Appeal and a crossbench life peer. The first woman to chair the Bar Council and the fifth woman to sit in the Court of Appeal, Hallett led the independent inquest into the 7/7 bombings. In April 2019, she was appointed Chair of the Security Vettings Appeal Panel. In December 2021, she was announced as the chair of the public inquiry into the UK Government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] On 29 June 2022, the Government accepted Baroness Hallett's proposed terms of reference for the inquiry, with minor changes suggested by the devolved administrations.[2]
- ^ "Ex-High Court judge Baroness Hallett to chair Covid inquiry". BBC News. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ HM Government. "Acceptance of COVID-19 Inquiry Terms of Reference". Gov.UK. HM Government.