Nic Parry Explained

Nic Parry is a commentator on Welsh football on BBC in English and S4C in Welsh.^[1] He is the regular presenter of the Welsh language football programme Sgorio. He also hosts the sports quiz for young people, Pen Campau.

He worked as a part-time recorder in the Crown Court from 2001 and was appointed a Crown Court judge on 2 March 2010.^{[2] [3]}

He was a pupil at Ysgol Maes Garmon, Mold.^[4]

Judge Niclas Parry, then a solicitor, attended the 1996-1999 Waterhouse Inquiry^[5] where he represented some of those accused^[6] of child abuse. Following over a decade of criticism that justice was not done and abusers escaped justice in 2012 David Cameron announced another Inquiry into the validity of the Waterhouse Inquiry.^[7]

Notes and References

1. http://www.s4c.co.uk/sgorio/c_/nic BBC website
2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8541941.stm Sport presenter Nic Parry made crown court judge
3. http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2010/03/01/nic-parry-is-new-north-wales-judge-55578-25933692/ Liverpool Daily Post
4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/cymru/gogleddddwyrain/papurau_bro/papur_fama/newyddion/hydref01.shtml newspaper report
5. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9657836/Waterhouse-Inquiry-recommendations-and-conclusions.html Waterhouse Inquiry: recommendations and conclusions
6. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/21/newsid_2506000/2506835.stm "Carers accused in child abuse inquiry"
7. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9657705/The-Waterhouse-Inquiry-the-original-investgation-into-Welsh-child-abuse.html "The Waterhouse Inquiry: the original investigation into Welsh child abuse"