MEMBERS of judiciary and law enforcement agencies across Wiltshire came together to celebrate the rule of law at Salisbury Cathedral last Sunday (March 16).

The annual celebration can be traced back to the Magna Carta of 1215, which gives every person the right to a trial by jury of their peers and that everyone is innocent until proven guilty.

Part of the high sheriff’s role is to uphold the rule of law, and celebrations serve as a reminder of its significance.

These normally take the form of an annual thanksgiving or ‘legal’ service hosted by the high sheriff.

The celebration at Salisbury Cathedral was led by the high sheriff of Wiltshire, Dr Olivia Chapple OBE, and the lord lieutenant of Wiltshire, Dame Sarah Troughton.