Secretary of State for Transport Mark Harper has announced that Acting Traffic Commissioner (TC) for the West Midlands, Miles Dorrington, will be deployed to the post permanently.
Miles has been Acting Traffic Commissioner since the retirement of predecessor Nick Denton in June 2022.
Senior TC Richard Turfitt expressed his delight in Miles’ appointed, stating that he brings significant experience of this jurisdiction from his many years as a DTC and a tribunal judge in other jurisdictions.
In addition, two Deputy Traffic Commissioners (DTCs) have been appointed to support the TCs. Catherine Moxon and Dr Paul Stookes come into the role with valuable legal experience. Catherine will be deployed in the North of England, while Paul will be in the southeast.
Catherine is a barrister with experience in criminal and civil practice, and now specialises in regulatory law. She sits in the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service and chairs the School Admission and School Exclusion Panels.
Paul, meanwhile, is a solicitor-advocate with over 25 years’ experience in public, civil and criminal law. he works as a law and policy advisor to the UK Environmental Law Association and is a lead assessor for the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment full membership programme.
Richard Turfitt expressed his excitement about the new appointments, stating that Catherine and Paul will strengthen the team of full-time and part-time commissioners, providing invaluable support and experience. “Catherine and Paul will strengthen the team of full time and part time commissioners, providing invaluable support and experience,” he says. “I genuinely look forward to working with them.”
