Non-executive directors of UK Statistics Authority appointed
The UK Statistics Authority has announced the appointment of three new non-executive directors to its board:
- Sir Stephen Laws KCB QC is a former First Parliamentary Counsel, a role in which he was the head of the Government Legal Service and the Treasury Solicitor. He is also a former Permanent Secretary of the Lord Chancellor’s Department and Clerk of the Crown in Chancery.
- Baroness O’Neill of Bengarve is a philosopher and crossbench member of the House of Lords. She is a former Principal of Newnham College, Cambridge, and a former Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
- David Smith CBE is a former Chief Executive of the Office for National Statistics. He is also a former President of the Royal Statistical Society and a former Chair of the UN Economic Commission for Europe’s Conference of European Statisticians.
The new non-executive directors will join the board on 1 April 2023. They will serve for a period of four years.
The Chair of the UK Statistics Authority, Sir David Norgrove, said:
“I am delighted to welcome Sir Stephen Laws, Baroness O’Neill and David Smith to the board of the UK Statistics Authority. They bring a wealth of experience and expertise to the Authority, and I am confident that they will make a significant contribution to our work.”
The UK Statistics Authority is an independent body that oversees the production and regulation of official statistics in the United Kingdom. It was established in 2008 by the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.
The board of the UK Statistics Authority is responsible for setting the Authority’s strategic direction and ensuring that it meets its statutory objectives. The board is made up of a Chair, a Chief Executive, and up to 12 non-executive directors.
Non-executive directors of UK Statistics Authority appointed
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