Richard Thomas CBE was appointed as a member of the Committee on Standards in Public Life on 17 May 2012.
Richard has previously held the roles of Information Commissioner, Trustee of the Whitehall & Industry Group, board member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals, and vice president of the Trading Standards Institute.
Last year, the Committee completed its report ‘Striking the Balance: Upholding the Seven Principles of Public Life in Regulation’. Some 80 regulatory bodies occupy a unique role in public life covering a vast range of sectors and professions. The Committee’s …
Concerns about ‘fake news’ have prompted the Select Committee for Culture, Media and Sport to launch an inquiry into its impact. The Select Committee has described the issue in terms of the “growing phenomenon of widespread dissemination, through social media …
A flurry of recent news stories has raised controversy about ex-ministers and senior civil servants passing through ‘the revolving door’- moving from government service into well-remunerated positions in the private sector. But at least such moves are overseen by …
The Committee will shortly publish its report on regulators – Striking the Balance - a piece of work which has involved a survey of regulators, face to face interviews, three roundtable sessions with academics, regulatory bodies, and stakeholders, as well …
