The Criminal Justice Alliance (CJA) is delighted to announce the appointment of Nina Champion as its new Director with effect from 1 July. Nina is currently Head of Policy at the Prisoners’ Education Trust.
CJA Chair John Drew said: ‘We couldn’t be more pleased that Nina has accepted our invitation to lead the CJA in the years ahead. At a time of crisis for many parts of the criminal justice system, her experience and clarity of thought about effecting change will be of enormous benefit to the charity.’
Nina Champion said: ‘I’m hugely honoured to have been offered this important and exciting role, working with a wide range of inspiring organisations doing such impressive work across the country. I look forward to engaging with them, and in particular with as many people as possible who have lived experience of the criminal justice system.’
The CJA is a coalition of 136 member bodies, founded in 2007 and now employing some 17,000 people between them. Membership – across the criminal justice pathway from policing to prisons and probation – has doubled since 2015.
Nina Champion succeeds Ben Summerskill. John Drew said: ‘Ben has made an outstanding contribution both to the CJA and to criminal justice reform during his three years with us. We’re indebted to him for everything he’s done.’
