About the Committee

The Committee consists of a mix of independent experts with a wide range of experience and current knowledge of business, employee and consumer issues. The Committee is supported by a secretariat of civil servants.

Michael Gibbons is the Chairman of the Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC). He was first appointed to this post in October 2009. He was re-appointed in April 2012, after an open competition which followed the Commissioner for Public Appointments’ Code of Practice. Michael has a strong interest and background in better regulation both at domestic and EU level.

Working with Michael are the seven members of the Regulatory Policy Committee who were appointed in April 2012 (press release):

• Alexander Ehmann
• Jeremy Mayhew
• Professor David Parker
• Dr Ian Peters
• Martin Traynor
• Sarah Veale
• Ken Warwick

Members of the Regulatory Policy Committee – November 2009- March 2012

Below are the members who served in the Committee during the Novemeber 2009- March 2012 period:

• Dr David Parker – Emeritus Economics Professor of Cranfield School of Management;
• Dr Ian Peters – Chief Executive of the Institute of Internal Auditors;
• Philip Cullum – Partner, Consumer and Demand-side Insight at Ofgem;
• Mark Boleat – Consultant on regulation and public policy;
• Sarah Veale – Head of the Equality and Employment Rights Department at the TUC.

Regulatory Policy Committee: terms of reference (old)

15 October 2009 Press Notice – “Building Britain’s Future With Better Regulation”