Ann Barker

Who is Ann Barker?

Dr Ann Barker JP is a historian, criminologist and public servant in Britain. She is a Justice of the Peace, the Complaints Commissioner of the Bar Standards Board and Chair of the Complaints Audit Committee, an independent inspectorate set up by the UK government to restore public confidence in the immigration and asylum system administered by the Border and Immigration Agency. She also sits on General Medical Council Fitness to Practise Panels, the Mental Health Review Tribunal, and the appeal panel of the medical Royal Colleges. She is a former member and spokeswoman for the Parole Board. She was appointed to serve on the Police Complaints Authority from 3 December 2001.