Independent Judicial Panel Members

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Organisation: British Horseracing Authority
Salary: Please refer to job description linked
Location: Hybrid
Contract type: Fixed Term (Part time)
Closing date: 24 April 2026
Job Description: The British Horseracing Authority (鈥淏HA鈥�) is seeking individuals to join British Racing鈥檚 independent Judicial Panel.

The Judicial Panel is established by the BHA as the pool of individuals from which Disciplinary Panels, Licensing Committees and Appeal Boards are drawn by the Judicial Panel Chair, Sarah Crowther KC, to hear all cases or appeals referred to it in connection with the Rules of Racing, including racecourse appeals, integrity, safeguarding, conduct, welfare, licensing, and anti-doping matters. The Judicial Panel Chair wishes to appoint members to the following pools:

1. Legal Panel Chair Pool (approximately 2 members) - Professionally qualified barristers or solicitors with relevant experience of judicial or quasi-judicial panels. These members shall chair cases referred to the Disciplinary Panel or Licensing Committee and may act as a lay member of the Appeal Board.

2. Specialist Panel Member Pool (approximately 5 members) - Individuals appointed to provide additional knowledge, experience, and expertise in specialist fields relevant to the cases referred to the Judicial Panel. Two Specialist Panel Members sit alongside the Legal Panel Chair or Appeal Board Chair to hear cases or appeals as part of a three-person panel.

(Please copy and paste this link into a new tab to access the job descriptions: https://media.britishhorseracing.com/bha/Careers/Vacancies/BHA_Judicial_Panel_Combined_Job_Descriptions_2026.pdf).

Eligibility Criteria
Current Stewards鈥� Panel Chairs are not eligible for appointment to any pool of the Judicial Panel, while previous employees and directors of the BHA must have ceased employment for at least three years. Existing members of the Judicial Panel may seek re-appointment, subject to only being permitted to hold office for a maximum of 6 years consecutively, save for in exceptional circumstances.

Should you have any queries regarding the role or process, please contact the Judicial Panel Executive, Joshua Ingham-Headland via
secretary@bhajudiciary.com.
How to apply: If you feel that you have the relevant skills and experience, please apply by providing a CV, together with a covering letter (of no more than two A4 pages) detailing: 鈥� why you are interested in the role; 鈥� your relevant knowledge, skills, and experience by reference to the competencies (as outlined in the role description); and 鈥� indicating which of the three pools you wish to be considered for. All applications should be submitted to recruitment@britishhorseracing.com.