Jayne graduated from Leeds University with a degree in French that involved living and working in France for a year. She then trained as a lawyer and was admitted as a Solicitor in 1984. Jayne’s first few years were spent in private practice in Norfolk with a caseload of criminal defence, civil and family work before joining the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in the West Midlands. Jayne worked initially as a prosecutor before taking on a variety of management roles. She has been involved in many Criminal Justice Service initiatives at regional and national level and ended her CPS career as a senior manager heading up the regional Complex Casework Unit that specialises in serious and organised crime cases in the Midlands region and nationwide.
Current appointments include:
- Adjudicator for the Solicitors Regulation Authority
- Advisor to Nursing and Midwifery Council fitness to practise panels
- Chair of Parole Board hearings
- Chair of the Dispute Resolution Panel for the 2019 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access from April 2022.
