The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has appointed officials to two newly-created roles – head of education standards and head of strategy and communications – the body announced today (13 February.)

Valerie Shrimplin – the former head of quality assurance at the Royal College of Surgeons – has been named in the head of education role, while Julie Myers, who was responsible for setting up the independent consumer panel of broadcasting regulator Ofcom – has been appointed head of strategy and communications.