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Finance & Resources Committee

The Finance & Resources Committee’s main responsibility is to advise Parliament and its Standing Committees on matters affecting the finances of the Inn.

The Committee also has responsibility for: -

  • Monitoring the financial position of the Inn during the course of the year and preparation of the annual financial statements;
  • The preparation of an annual budget;
  • The preparation and review of the Inn’s medium-term financial projections;
  • Approval and review of the Inn’s investment policy and monitoring the performance of investments;
  • Approval and development of the Inn’s remuneration policies and practices;
  • Oversight of the management of the catering services provided by the Inn;
  • Oversight of the management of commercial events within the Inn, including filming, merchandising, and other commercial activities, including the development of such activities;
  • Oversight of the management of the Inn’s Information Technology resources and the development of such resources;
  • Monitoring of the Inn’s asset register;
  • Monitoring and review of the Inn’s arrangements for business continuity management;
  • Oversight of the management of the Inn’s records;
  • Oversight of the Inn’s compliance with data protection legislation;
  • Oversight of the Risk Register insofar as it relates to the responsibilities of the committee;
  • Oversight of the Inn’s insurance arrangements; and
  • Liaison with the Trustees of the Middle Temple Pension & Assurance Scheme and the Middle Temple Trust Funds

The Director of Corporate Services is the Secretary to the Committee.

Full Committee membership listed below.


Committee members

Name Position Start Date
Mr Jonathan Peacock KC Committee Chairman of 1.1.2023
Mr Andrew Hopkin Officer of the Inn of 1.1.2014
Mr Ian Garwood Officer of the Inn of 1.1.2014
Mr Thomas Mallon Committee Member of 1.1.2022
Miss Jacqueline Reid Committee Member of 1.1.2022
Miss Rachel Langdale KC Committee Member of 1.1.2023
Dame Kathryn Thirlwall DBE Ex Officio Committee Member of 1.1.2023
Mr Paul Darling OBE KC Ex Officio Committee Member of 1.1.2023
The Rt Hon Lord Justice Colin Birss Committee Member of 21.2.2023
Jojo Amoah Member of Staff of 1.2.2023
Mr David Reade KC Committee Member of 21.2.2023
Sir Christopher Ghika Officer of the Inn of 10.7.2023
Mr Bernard Richmond KC Ex Officio Committee Member of 1.1.2024
The Rt Hon Lord Patrick Hodge Co-Opted Committee Member of 1.1.2024
Miss Juliette Levy Committee Member of 1.1.2024