ACCREDITED REGISTERS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive
- Chief Executive of the Professional Standards Authority
- Trustee of the Institute of Regulation
Alan Clamp is the Authority's Chief Executive
Alan Clamp became the Chief Executive of the Professional Standards Authority on 1 November 2018. He was formerly the Chief Executive of the Security Industry Authority (SIA). The SIA is a public body that regulates private security in the UK. It supports the key priorities of the Home Office by contributing to the reduction and prevention of crime, and to public protection.
Alan previously held the post of Chief Executive at the Human Tissue Authority (HTA), an independent regulator sponsored by the Department of Health. Prior to this he worked in regulation in the education sector, including several years at Ofsted.
In addition to working for over 20 years in regulation, Alan is a Trustee of the Institute of Regulation and a member of the Management Committee at the Parole Board for England and Wales.
Contact Amanda about regulatory policy. Amanda is our policy lead for Northern Ireland.
Amrat Khorana is an Associate Board member
Amrat Khorana holds a BSc in Biomedical Science and an MSc in Immunology. Amrat spent most of his early scientific career in academia, research, and teaching, including working at Northampton General Hospital in its Immunology Department.
In other work as a freelance consultant, Amrat has provided analytical and quality assurance services in pharmacology to ensure the safety of drug development for human clinical trials, and has served as a lay examiner for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, focusing on patient safety.
In recent years, Amrat has supported education and training of the bioscience community across the UK, as well as the NHS workforce at Great Ormond Street Hospital and at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. His current work involves working with subject matter experts to develop the education service for NHS staff, using digital technology, and consulting on curriculum design to ensure it is safe, inclusive, and accessible.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Determinations Panel of the Pensions Regulator
- Deputy Chair of the Board and Chair of the Scrutiny Committee.
Antony Townsend is Deputy Chair of the Board and Chair of the Scrutiny Committee.
Antony is also Chair of the Determinations Panel of the Pensions Regulator; an Independent Chair for NHS Continuing Healthcare Reviews; an Independent Investigator for the House of Commons; Chair of the Strategic Advisory Board of the Bar Tribunals and Adjudication Service; and a Director of the Channel Islands Financial Ombudsman Service. He is a Trustee of Citizens Advice South Warwickshire.
Antony was Complaints Commissioner for the Financial Services Regulators (2014-2020; Chair, Regulatory Board, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (2014-2019); Chair, UK and Ireland Regulatory Board, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (2013-2020).
Earlier, Antony was Chief Executive of the Solicitors Regulation Authority from 2006 to 2014, Chief Executive of the General Dental Council (2001-2006); a Director at the General Medical Council (1900-2001); and a Home Office civil servant working principally on criminal justice issues (1980-1990).
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Chairman of the Parole Board for England and Wales, Chair of One Housing Group
Caroline Corby is Chair of the Authority's Board
Caroline Corby worked in the City for 13 years, specialising in private equity. During this period she served as a non-executive director on around 10 private sector boards across a range on industries.
After taking a career break to raise her three daughters, Caroline joined the board of London Probation Trust in 2007 and subsequently became Chair of the organisation. Since 2015 she has undertaken a number of public appointments including being on the board of Cafcass, the Criminal Cases Review Commission and the Architects Registration Board.
As well as her role as Chair of the Professional Standards Authority, Caroline is also Chair of the Parole Board for England and Wales, Chair of One Housing Group, a Non-Executive Director for the Security Industry Authority and a member of the management committee of the Public Chairs' Forum, a member-led body with a remit to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of public services in the UK.
Job Titles:
- Director of Standards and Policy
Christine is our Director of Standards and Policy. She leads our team responsible for providing advice on regulation, setting standards, developing research and encouraging learning and debate. She is also our external relations lead.
Christine has previously worked as Head of Investigations and Enforcement at the Care Quality Commission and headed the Healthcare Commission's healthcare infection inspection programme. She also worked for the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman. She holds a masters in law.
Christine is currently devoting time to making room for wildlife in her garden, especially hedgehogs, butterflies, beetles and bees.
Contact Daisy about regulatory policy and consultations. Daisy is our policy lead for Europe.
Contact Dinah about regulatory policy and consultations. Dinah is our policy lead for Scotland.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director of Standards and Policy
Dr Tom Frawley CBE is a Board member.
After studying at Trinity College Dublin Tom joined the NHS as a Graduate Trainee in 1971.His career in Health and Social Care culminated in appointment as Chief Administrative Officer of the Western Health and Social Services Board in 1985.
In 2000 Tom was appointed by Royal Warrant to the Office of Northern Ireland Ombudsman. In 2002 the Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly asked Tom to also undertake the role of the Assembly's Commissioner for Standards, an office he held until 2012.Tom retired as Ombudsman in 2016.
In 2016 was appointed as the Northern Ireland member on the Board of the Professional Standards Authority, he will complete his second term on the Board in 2023.
In 2019 Tom was appointed to the Northern Ireland Police Board In 2020 he was elected Vice Chair of the Board. His current term will end in November 2022.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee
- Board Member and Chair of the Audit
Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee
Frances Done is a Board member and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.
Frances is a Chartered Accountant whose career has spanned public, private and third sectors.
Her previous roles include Director of Finance and later Chief Executive of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council; Chief Executive of Manchester 2002 Ltd, the Organising Committee of the successful XVII Commonwealth Games; Managing Director for Local Government, Housing and Criminal Justice at the Audit Commission, and Chair of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales.
Her experience in the area of Audit and Risk includes chairing, as a Trustee, the Audit and Risk Committee of the Canal and River Trust 2013-18.
Frances also serves as a non-Executive director on the House of Commons Audit and Risk Assurance Committee.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director ( Performance )
Job Titles:
- Accountant
- Director, Corporate Services
Jane is our Director of Corporate Services. She leads our Corporate Service Directorate who are responsible for delivering all corporate services to the Authority, including finance, governance, IT, HR, Information governance and estates.
Jane is a qualified accountant and a certified member of CIPFA. Jane has over 20 years experience leading Corporate Service functions in the public sector. Prior to joining the Authority Jane spent 13 years at The Pensions Ombudsman and before that HMRC's, Adjudicator's Office.
Job Titles:
- Communications and Marketing Officer ( Accredited Registers Programme )
Contact Karen about communications and marketing for the accredited registers programme.
Professor Marcus Longley is a Board member
Marcus was the Chair of the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board from 2017 to 2021, and before that was Vice Chair of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board from 2013 to 2017.
Marcus has also served as a Board Member for the Welsh Consumer Council, and for Consumer Focus Wales and was until August 2017 Professor of Applied Health Policy and Director of the Welsh Institute for Health and Social Care, University of South Wales. He is now Professor Emeritus. He has been an Expert Advisor to the Bevan Commission, having previously been a Member there, and is a Senior Associate at The Nuffield Trust.
Marcus was educated at the universities of Oxford, Cardiff and Bristol, and worked in the NHS from 1981 to 1995. He was elected a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health of the Royal Colleges of Physicians in 2008.
Marija leads on Finance, audit - external, audit - internal and procurement for the Authority.
Job Titles:
- Director of Scrutiny and Quality
Mark is our Director of Scrutiny and Quality. He leads our team responsible for scrutinising the work of the nine regulators of health and care professionals. Through this work, they identify and share good practice.
Mark has worked predominantly in the legal field. He started his career in what was then the Lord Chancellor's Department before joining the Bar Council. He led the Council's complaints and regulatory work before becoming the first Director of the Bar Standards Board. Between 2008 and 2015, he was Director of Legal Policy at the Law Society of England and Wales.
Job Titles:
- Executive Assistant to Chief Executive, Chair and Board
Merve works within Finance, audit - external, audit - internal and procurement for the Authority.
Board member Moi has over 30 years' experience in communications and training within the public and voluntary sectors. She has written 20 books on marketing and communications, for leading publishers such as Dorling Kindersley, including a communications handbook for health and care professionals.
An experienced non-executive director and chair, she is the Independent Assessor of Complaints for the Crown Prosecution Service, and sits on the Ministry of Defence Police Board (where she chairs the People Committee), and on the Scottish Government's Interim Governance Group to Develop National Anti-Racist Infrastructure.
Moi was Scotland's first Judicial Complaints Reviewer. Previous Board roles include Chair of Action Against Medical Accidents, Vice President of the NMC; Board Member of both Postwatch and the Postal Redress Service; Education Scotland; Scottish Police Authority; Scottish Ambulance Service; and Edinburgh Napier University.
She has been a Public Appointments Ambassador, mentor on the public leadership programme, and a Review Body Member, Office for Judicial Complaints.
Job Titles:
- Senior Finance Officer / Priya
Priya works within Finance, audit - external, audit - internal, health and safety and procurement for the Authority.
Job Titles:
- Board Member and Chair of the Finance Committee / Renata
Renata Drinkwater is a Board member and Chair of the Finance Committee
Renata's background is in business strategy consulting, latterly as a Director at Capita Health Partners, and previously as a Partner at EY and Principal Consultant at KPMG. During her consulting career she led hundreds of projects for a wide range of clients including developers, operators and funders in the UK, Europe and Middle East.
Renata has had a long-standing interest in health sector issues. She was an elected Trustee at Diabetes UK, and also at National Voices. She has been a Non-Executive Director at a Primary Care Trust and Cluster. In addition, Renata has held Non-Executive Directorships at three acute hospital Trusts. She was also Chief Executive and Trustee of self management uk, the country's leading provider of self-management programmes for people with long-term health conditions. She is currently a Trustee and Board member of the Self Care Forum.
Ryan works in ICT, information security, and business continuity for the Authority.
Job Titles:
- HR and Governance Adviser
Salma works within HR, information security, information requests (FOI/SAR/EIR), governance, risk management, complaints, external stakeholder relationships and health and safety for the Authority.
Suzanne leads on HR, information security, information requests (FOI/SAR/EIR), governance, risk management, complaints, external stakeholder relationships and health and safety. She also works within performance reporting, accommodation and facilities, business continuity and administration for the Authority.