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Assistant Surveillance Commissioners

The Prime Minister has approved the re-appointment as Assistant Surveillance Commissioners for a term of three years of His Honour Lord Colville of Culross and His Honour Dr Colin Kolbert with effect from 1 May 2010, and His Honour Norman Jones QC with effect from 1 July 2010.

Biographical Notes

His Honour Lord Colville of Culross QC (76) was educated at Rugby and New College, Oxford. He was called to the Bar (Lincoln s Inn) in 1960. He served as a Minister of State at the Home Office from 1972 to 1974. He took Silk in 1978 and was appointed as a Recorder in 1990. He served as a Circuit Judge from 1993 until 1999. He has been an Assistant Surveillance Commissioner since 2001.

His Honour Dr Colin Francis Kolbert (73) was educated at St Catherine s College, Cambridge. He was called to the Bar (Lincoln s Inn) in 1961 and served as a Recorder on the South Eastern Circuit from 1985 to 1988. From 1988 to 1995, he served as a Circuit Judge. He has been an Assistant Surveillance Commissioner since 2001.

His Honour Norman Jones QC (68) was educated at the University of Leeds and was called to the Bar by the Middle Temple in 1968. He took silk in 1985 and was appointed a Recorder in and a Circuit Judge in 1992. He was appointed Resident Judge at Leeds Crown Court and Honorary Recorder of Leeds in 2001 before retiring from the Circuit Bench on 17 June 2007. He has been an Assistant Surveillance Commissioner since 2007.

Notes for Editors

Section 63 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 provides for the Prime Minister to appoint Assistant Surveillance Commissioners. An Assistant Surveillance Commissioner must be a person who holds, or has held, office as a judge of the Crown Court or a Circuit Judge; a Sheriff in Scotland; or a county court judge in Northern Ireland. Assistant Surveillance Commissioners are appointed for a three-year period with the possibility of re-appointment. Their functions are in regard to surveillance operations carried out by Police and Customs officers and members of the Serious Organised Crime Agency.

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