Dame Glenys Stacey
Biography
A solicitor by profession, Dame Glenys Stacey has a wealth of CEO and regulatory experience, having led the start up or turnaround of a number of public sector organisations responsible for legal or regulatory services.
Dame Glenys has been Chair of the Office for Environmental Protection since its inception in 2021. (The OEP holds the government and other public authorities to account for their compliance with environmental law. It advises government, and reports annually on government鈥檚 progress in meeting its environmental goals and statutory targets.)
She has previously served as Her Majesty鈥檚 Chief Inspector of Probation (2016 to 2019), Chief Executive at Animal Health (now part of the Animal and Plant Health Agency), chair of the Professional Standards Authority and Chief Regulator at Ofqual.
In 2019, she chaired an independent review of farm regulation at the request of the then Secretary of State for Defra.
Dame Glenys was appointed Dame Commander of the British Empire in the New Year鈥檚 honours list in 2016 recognising her services to education.
Non-Executive Director, HMPPS
Our non-executives are senior figures from outside the agency who bring a diverse mix of expertise and skills from across the public and private sector. They all:
- give guidance and advice to HMPPS leaders
- support and challenge management on the agency鈥檚 strategic direction
- provide support in monitoring and reviewing progress
Previous roles in government
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Chief Regulator, Ofqual
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Chief Regulator, Ofqual