Regulation Committee Members Appointed

Secretary of State Eric Pickles has announced the names of four non-executives members to the HCA’s new Regulation Committee. The four have been appointed, following open competition, to work along side Chair-designate Julian Ashby in overseeing regulation of the social housing sector from 1 April 2012, when the Tenant Services Authority is wound up.
*Piers Williamson is Chief Executive of the Housing Finance Company, a not-for-profit organisation that raises market finance for registered providers.
*Jane May has recent regulatory experience as a Board member of OFWAT and the Office of Rail Regulation
*Richard Moriarty is currently Director of Economic Regulation at the Civil Aviation Authority, and was previously Director of Regulation at the TSA.
*Jim Coulter is a current member of the TSA Board and a former chief executive of the National Housing Federation.
*The Chair of the Committee, Julian Ashby has been appointed for three years, while other members have been appointed for 12 months, with the option to renew, subject to Secretary of State approval.
Committee members will be paid £11,000 a year for up to two days work a month. There are spaces for two more members of the committee, and a further recruitment exercise will be run within the first year. It is likely to focus on boosting the commercial expertise available to the Committee. Read more on the CLG website.