Director of Audit, Risk and Assurance at the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime ("MOPC") at the times of the Inquiry, having worked with the Metropolitan Police Service audit team since 1996, and been a senior manager of the Metropolitan Police Authority since it was established. Answered questions on procedures at the MOPC and on the delayed implementation of a recommendation relating to gifts and hospitality obligations.
Head of Regional Fraud Risk Europe at HSBC Bank. Responsible for all aspects of fraud prevention, investigation, on-line fraud monitoring, as well as the analytical and technical response to all emerging threats. He is also a member of the Cabinet Office Counter Fraud Task Force. He was asked at the Inquiry whether his financial institution had been targeted by people trying to “blag” confidential information.
International solicitors specialising in advising claimants in the area of reputational law. Offered views on the rights of freedom of speech and the need for that to be balanced against the rights of individuals to protect their reputations. Suggested that a court should be able to prevent publication of false claims and that any regulatory body should be accessible to all and be seen to be fair.
