Board members

The Board is responsible for setting the organisation's work programme, issuing guidance and setting the criteria for complaints to be passed to an ethical standards officer for investigation.

Board members are appointed by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.

Scheme of Delegation

Code of Conduct for Board Members

Summary of Board members expenses from 04/09 to 12/09

Dr Robert Chilton Chair Following the completion of a Ph.D on the London housing market, Bob joined local government, working in planning, housing and chief executives' departments of UK councils. In 1979, he was appointed as Director of Housing and Property Services for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Read more

Professor Judy Simons Deputy Chair Judy Simons is Emeritus professor of English at De Montfort University. She has been a board member of the Higher Education Academy and Chair of Council and a member of the strategic committee for leadership, governance and management at the Higher Education Funding Council for England. Read more

Councillor Shirley Flint Shirley Flint is an independent councillor at North Kesteven District Council, elected in 1995. She has previously been chair of the council’s standards committee, the tenant liaison committee and the housing and environmental health committee. Read more

Paul Gott Paul Gott is a barrister and a member of Fountain Court Chambers. He was appointed as junior counsel to the Crown in 1999 and appointed to the Treasury Counsel “A” Panel in 2005. Read more

Elizabeth Hall Elizabeth Hall has worked for the past ten years in the Financial Services Authority, the single regulator for the financial services industry, mainly on consumer protection, complaints, and financial capability. She is a member of the council of Queen Mary University of London and chair of its research ethics committee. Read more

Councillor Mehboob Khan Mehboob Khan is a Board member for Standards for England. He has a background in private business and has been a Kirklees councillor since 1996. Read more

Councillor Sir Ron Watson CBE Sir Ron Watson CBE has been a Conservative councillor since 1969 and has held most leadership positions, including leader of the council on Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council. He has held a number of roles at the Local Government Association, as deputy chair, chair of the Tourism and Environment Executives, and deputy chair of the Regeneration Board. Read more

Elizabeth  Abderrahim Lizzie Abderrahim is the independent Chair of Gloucester City Council's Standards Committee and a Non-Executive Director of the 2Gether NHS Foundation Trust. She also sits as a Chair of Registration and Conduct Committees of the General Social Care Council. From 2001-07, Lizzie was a Board Member for the National Probation Service in Gloucestershire. Read more

Councillor Stephen Knight Stephen Knight is a Liberal Democrat councillor in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and serves as Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Resources. Read more