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Ms Nicola Williams, Complaints Commissioner

Ms Nicola Williams, Complaints Commissioner

Member

Ms. Williams heads Cayman's only independent authority for tackling complaints against the public sector with a jurisdiction that covers government entities and statutory authorities. She also sits as a part-time Crown Court judge in the UK, having been appointed to the judiciary of England and Wales in October 2009. She is also Vice-President of the Caribbean Ombudsman’s Association (CAROA). Until March 2009, she was one of 15 commissioners with the UK's Independent Police Complaints Commission whereby she investigated, mediated and resolved complaints about police misconduct, ranging from swearing and improper investigations to brutality and deaths in custody, including terrorism cases. She also has 16 years of experience as a barrister in private practice, has worked on several public inquiries and served for three years as a Board Member with the UK's Police Complaints Authority. She is also a Fellow of the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) and a former Chair of the BBC Regional Advisory Committee for London. Ms. William resigned from her post effective January 2015 at which time Mrs. Bridgette Von Gerhardt became the Acting Complaints Commissioner.