David Lock
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David Anthony Lock QC is a barrister and former Labour Party
politician in the United Kingdom
. He was educated at Esher Grammar School, Woking Sixth Form College, Jesus College, Cambridge
(MA theology 1982), Polytechnic of Central London
(Diploma in law 1984) and went on to Gray's Inn
as a Wilson Scholar in 1985.
He was elected as the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Wyre Forest
in the 1997 general election
, but lost his seat in the 2001 election
to Richard Taylor
, the Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern
candidate.
He became the first Labour MP in the Wyre Forest
for many years but lost his seat when he supported changes to the accident and emergency services at Kidderminster General Hospital in the face of public opposition. The downgrading of emergency services at Kidderminster were the first of many such changes across the country, many of which attracted trenchant local opposition.
Following his election defeat he became a director of Searchflow Limited and founded a litigation funding company, IML Limited. In January 2002 he became Chair of the Service Authorities to the National Crime Squad
and National Criminal Intelligence Service
and was concerned with the merger of those bodies to become the Serious Organised Crime Agency
. In late 2003 he returned to legal practice, heading up healthcare law at the law firm Mills & Reeve. He was then involved in a series of high profile legal cases concerning healthcare and in 2008 returned to practice at the Bar. He presently leads the public law team an No5 Chambers
, in London and Birmingham, and was a member of the Department of Health Organ Donation Taskforce in 2008/09.
He is Chair of the West Midlands Labour Finance and Industry Group and is a qualified paraglider pilot. He was made a QC in 2011 and was the Birmingham Law Society's choice of "Barrister of the Year" in April 2011.
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician in the United Kingdom
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. He was educated at Esher Grammar School, Woking Sixth Form College, Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The College was founded in 1496 on the site of a Benedictine nunnery by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely...
(MA theology 1982), Polytechnic of Central London
University of Westminster
The University of Westminster is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom. Its origins go back to the foundation of the Royal Polytechnic Institution in 1838, and it was awarded university status in 1992.The university's headquarters and original campus are based on Regent...
(Diploma in law 1984) and went on to Gray's Inn
Gray's Inn
The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, commonly known as Gray's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
as a Wilson Scholar in 1985.
He was elected as the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Wyre Forest
Wyre Forest (UK Parliament constituency)
Wyre Forest is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
in the 1997 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1997
The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...
, but lost his seat in the 2001 election
United Kingdom general election, 2001
The United Kingdom general election, 2001 was held on Thursday 7 June 2001 to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. It was dubbed "the quiet landslide" by the media, as the Labour Party was re-elected with another landslide result and only suffered a net loss of 6 seats...
to Richard Taylor
Richard Taylor (UK politician)
Richard Thomas Taylor FRCP is an English doctor and former politician. He served as an Independent Member of Parliament for Wyre Forest between 2001 and 2010...
, the Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern
Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern
Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern is a political party based in Kidderminster, United Kingdom...
candidate.
He became the first Labour MP in the Wyre Forest
Wyre Forest (UK Parliament constituency)
Wyre Forest is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
for many years but lost his seat when he supported changes to the accident and emergency services at Kidderminster General Hospital in the face of public opposition. The downgrading of emergency services at Kidderminster were the first of many such changes across the country, many of which attracted trenchant local opposition.
Following his election defeat he became a director of Searchflow Limited and founded a litigation funding company, IML Limited. In January 2002 he became Chair of the Service Authorities to the National Crime Squad
National Crime Squad
The National Crime Squad was a British police organisation which dealt mainly with organised and major crimes. Formed in April 1998 after the amalgamation of six former Regional Crime Squads it merged on 1 April 2006 into the Serious Organised Crime Agency. The NCS reported directly to the Home...
and National Criminal Intelligence Service
National Criminal Intelligence Service
The National Criminal Intelligence Service was a United Kingdom policing agency set up as a separate body in April 1992 to centralise the gathering and distribution of intelligence on serious and organised criminal matters. NCIS was formed out of the National Drugs Intelligence Unit in the Home...
and was concerned with the merger of those bodies to become the Serious Organised Crime Agency
Serious Organised Crime Agency
The Serious Organised Crime Agency is a non-departmental public body of the Government of the United Kingdom under Home Office sponsorship...
. In late 2003 he returned to legal practice, heading up healthcare law at the law firm Mills & Reeve. He was then involved in a series of high profile legal cases concerning healthcare and in 2008 returned to practice at the Bar. He presently leads the public law team an No5 Chambers
No5 Chambers
No5 Chambers is one of the largest sets of barristers' chambers in the UK located in Birmingham, with offices in London and Bristol. The current Head of Chambers is Paul Bleasdale QC. The set was short-listed for the Chambers of the Year award at "The Lawyer Awards 2010".-Locations:No5 Chambers is...
, in London and Birmingham, and was a member of the Department of Health Organ Donation Taskforce in 2008/09.
He is Chair of the West Midlands Labour Finance and Industry Group and is a qualified paraglider pilot. He was made a QC in 2011 and was the Birmingham Law Society's choice of "Barrister of the Year" in April 2011.