Elizabeth France

Elizabeth Irene France CBE (née Leicester; born 1 February 1950)[1][2] is the former chair of the Office for Legal Complaints.[3] She was appointed in February 2009 and was chair until 2014 when Steve Green became the Chair.[4] From 1994 to 2002 she was the Data Protection Registrar / Information Commissioner[5] and from 2002 to 2009 Chief Ombudsman and Chief Executive of Ombudsman Services Ltd.[6]

Elizabeth France is chair of the UK Public Affairs Council, a member of the British Transport Police Authority,[7] vice president of Aberystwyth University[8] and a member of the General Assembly of Manchester University.

Elizabeth France is also chair of the Security Industry Authority, a role she took up in January 2014.[9]

Career

Elizabeth read politics at Aberystwyth (1968- 1971). Prior to her appointment (1994) as Data Protection Registrar, she worked in the Home Office.[10] She was awarded CBE in 2002 for services to data protection. She holds honorary doctorate degrees.

References
  1. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. "Weekend Birthdays". The Guardian. London: Guardian News & Media: 46. 1 February 2014.
  3. "Legal Ombudsman - Our board". Legal Ombudsman for England and Wales. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "History of the ICO". Information Commissioner's Office. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  6. "Safety and Security in a Networked World: Balancing Cyber-Rights * Responsibilities". Oxford Internet Institute. 8 September 2005. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  7. "Elizabeth France". British Transport Police. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  8. "Biographies of Council Members". Aberystwyth University. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  9. website of Security Industry Authority http://www.sia.homeoffice.gov.uk Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  10. website of Security Industry Authority http://www.sia.homeoffice.gov.uk Retrieved 22 April 2014.
Government offices
Preceded by
Eric Howe		 UK Information Commissioner
(Data Protection Registrar)
1994 - 2002		 Succeeded by
Richard Thomas


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