Alan Kershaw – Chair

Alan Kershaw – Chair

Board Member

Alan has specialised in professional regulation since 1983. He has worked in both executive and non-executive roles in a wide range of professional bodies. He has been involved in standards setting for professional groups across the main sectors: healthcare, law, finance, property, science. Currently he chairs the Architects Registration Board and the Legal Services Board. He has experience in all parts of the regulatory process, with particular focus on standards and education, governance and strategy, and the effective handling of fitness to practise cases. He has published numerous articles on regulation in professional journals and has delivered papers at national and international conferences.

Declaration of Interests

Paid employment
Member – Intellectual Property Regulation Board
Member – Admissions and Licensing Committee at the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives
Member – Professional Conduct Committee, National Register of Public Service Interpreters
Chair – Legal Services Board
Chair – National Register of Public Service Interpreters