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christopher rose -lrb- judge -rrb-
 sir christopher rose british
christopher rose -lrb- judge -rrb-

sir christopher rose -lrb- born 10 february 1937 -rrb- is a former judge on the court of appeal of england and wales and a member of the privy council of the united kingdom .
he became vice-president of the criminal division of the court of appeal .
on 24 april 2006 he retired .
during his time on the court of appeal he was an outspoken critic of recent legislation , in particular the criminal justice act 2003 and the sexual offences act 2003 , which he criticised as being poorly drafted , saying : `` if a history of criminal legislation ever comes to be written it is unlikely that 2003 will be identified as a year of exemplary skill in the annals of parliamentary drafting . ''
in 1957 he obtained a degree in law from the university of leeds .
he went on to do his bcl at wadham college , oxford , where he has acted as an honorary fellow since 1993 .
in 2009 he said the civil nuclear constabularies `` approach to covert activity is conspicuously professional ' .
he found that the system for storing the intelligence gained from informers was ` working well ' and that ` senior officers regard covert surveillance as a long-term requirement '' .
