The OPG Agency Board
The Agency Board supports the Public Guardian in his duties. The members of the Agency Board have a balance of skills and experience appropriate to directing the business of the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG).
It consists of the Heads for each of the six organisational units which make up the OPG together with the Chief Executive Officer.
The Agency Board also includes a number of non-executive members, who are not involved in the day-to-day management of the OPG.
The role of the non-executive members is to take an outside view and to support and offer constructive challenges to the OPG Agency Board across the whole range of its activities. This is to ensure that all aspects of strategy and delivery of policy are scrutinised for its effectiveness and efficiency.
Members of the OPG Agency Board
- Martin John - Public Guardian and Chief Executive Officer
- Steve Rider - Head of the Customer Contact Centre
- Louise Lawrence - Head of Performance and Change
- Stephen Taylor - Head of Finance and Resources
- Angela Johnson - Head of Supervision
- Craig Mcilwrath - Head of Applications and Processes
- Rosie Varley OBE - Chair of Public Guardian Board
- Maurice Rumbold - Consultant and member of the Public Guardian Board
- Bob Niven - Chair of the OPG Audit Committee
The Role of the OPG Agency Board
Collectively the Board is there to provide leadership for the OPG and has a responsibility to:
- Take forward the OPG's agreed strategic aims and objectives;
- Advise on the allocation of its financial and human resources to achieve those aims;
- Manage departmental resources and monitoring the achievement of performance objectives;
- Establish the OPG's standards and values;
- Maintain a transparent system of prudent and effective controls (including internal controls)to
assess and manage risk; and - Lead and oversee the process of change, encouraging innovation and to enhance the OPG's capacity to deliver.