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Topic: Chairman Letter

Letter to the Editor of the Sunday Times

CCRC Chairman Helen Pitcher’s letter to The Spectator, submitted 23/08/2019

Pitcher OBE to The Spectator, submitted on 23/08/2019. It relates to Matthew Scott’s online article of 16/08/2019.

CCRC Chairman Helen Pitcher’s letter to The Times re: “Ministers bullied justice watchdog” article

This letter was submitted to The Times on July 30 in relation to an article that appeared the day before. It was not published so we have made it available here.