Chief Executive Officer, Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care

Policy Leaders Fellow, Centre for Science and Policy

Alan Clamp became the Chief Executive of the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) on 1 November 2018. The PSA promotes the health, safety and wellbeing of patients, service users and the public by raising standards of regulation and voluntary registration of people working in health and care. It is an independent body, accountable to the UK Parliament.

Alan was formerly the Chief Executive of the Security Industry Authority (SIA). The SIA is a public body that regulates private security in the UK. It supports the key priorities of the Home Office by contributing to the reduction and prevention of crime, and to public protection.

Alan previously held the post of Chief Executive at the Human Tissue Authority (HTA), an independent regulator sponsored by the Department of Health. Prior to this he worked in regulation in the education sector, including several years at Ofsted.

In addition to working for over 20 years in regulation, Alan is a Trustee of the Institute of Regulation and a member of the Management Committee at the Parole Board for England and Wales.