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

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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

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  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.{{cite web}}: 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 UK Information Commissioner
(Data Protection Registrar)

1994 - 2002
Succeeded by