Elizabeth Irene France (' Leicester; born 1 February 1950) is the former chair of the Office for Legal Complaints. She was appointed in February 2009 and was chair until 2014 when Steve Green became the Chair. From 1994 to 2002 she was the

Data Protection Registrar The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is a non-departmental public body which reports directly to the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). It is the independe ...

/ Information Commissioner and from 2002 to 2009 Chief Ombudsman and Chief Executive of Ombudsman Services Ltd. Elizabeth France is chair of the

UK Public Affairs Council The UK Public Affairs Council (UKPAC) was a United Kingdom organisation enabling self-regulation of individuals engaged in UK lobbying activities. The UKPAC was established in 2010 by the Association of Professional Political Consultants, the P ...

, a member of the British Transport Police Authority, vice president of Aberystwyth University and a member of the General Assembly of

Manchester University , mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity , established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univer ...

. Elizabeth France is also chair of the

Security Industry Authority The Security Industry Authority (SIA) is the statutory organisation responsible for regulating the private security industry in the UK. Established as a non-departmental public body in 2003, the SIA reports to the Home Secretary under the ter ...

, a role she took up in January 2014.

Career

Elizabeth read politics at Aberystwyth (1968- 1971). Prior to her appointment (1994) as Data Protection Registrar, she worked in the Home Office.website of Security Industry Authority http://www.sia.homeoffice.gov.uk Retrieved 22 April 2014. She was awarded

CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

in 2002 for services to data protection. She holds honorary doctorate degrees.

References

Living people Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Internet in the United Kingdom Computer security specialists 1950 births {{England-bio-stub