Alan Clamp - Chief Executive
Alan has spent all his working life in the public sector and is committed to raising standards in public services. Following a degree in Natural Sciences and a PhD in Biochemistry, Alan initially followed a career in teaching before becoming one of Her Majesty’s Inspectors with Ofsted and then working on the regulation of qualifications.
Alan’s first Chief Executive role was at the Human Tissue Authority between 2011 and 2015. He then moved to become the CEO of the Security Industry Authority; an independent regulator sponsored by the Home Office. Alan joined the PSA as our Chief Executive in November 2018.
In addition to his role at the PSA, Alan is a non-executive director at the Parole Board for England and Wales and the Intellectual Property Regulation Board. He is also a Trustee of the Institute of Regulation.
With over 25 years’ experience in regulation, including 13 years as a Chief Executive, Alan is passionate about good regulation and the key role it plays in public protection.
Tel: 020 7389 8041
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Melanie Hueser
Executive Assistant to Chief Executive, Chair and Board
Contact Melanie with queries relating to the Chief Executive, Chair or Board
Tel: 020 7389 8041
Jane Carey - Director of Corporate Services
Jane is our Director of Corporate Services. She leads our Corporate Service Directorate who are responsible for delivering all corporate services including finance, governance, IT, HR, Information governance and estates.
Jane is a qualified accountant and a certified member of CIPFA. Jane has over 20 years’ experience leading Corporate Service functions in the public sector. Prior to joining the PSA Jane spent 13 years at the Pensions Ombudsman and before that HMRC’s Adjudicator’s Office.
Tel: 020 7389 8030
Graham Mockler - Director of Regulation and Accreditation
Graham is our Director of Regulation and Accreditation. He leads teams responsible for scrutinising the work of the 10 regulators of health and care professionals and overseeing the accreditation of registers of health and care practitioners not regulated by law.
Graham has been at the PSA since 2016 and in that time has held the roles of Head of Accreditation and Assistant Director of Performance. Prior to joining, Graham worked in a number of roles in regulation, quality assurance and accreditation in the UK and Australia.
Contact Graham about our performance reviews of regulators and our work scrutinising final fitness to practise decisions (section 29).
Tel: 020 7389 8030
Melanie Venables - Director of Policy and Communications
Melanie Venables is our Director of Policy and Communications. She leads the teams responsible for internal and external engagement, and policy development.
When Mel joined the PSA in 2020 as Head of Accreditation, she led a strategic review of the Accredited Registers programme. Prior to this, she was Head of Corporate Business Planning at the General Medical Council. During this time, she completed her first degree, in Philosophy. Mel also holds a Master’s in Business Administration.
Mel is passionate about teamwork. Contact her if you’d like to find out about our work to improve regulation, and if you’re interested in collaborating.
Tel: 020 7389 8030