Our governance - Office of the Public Guardian - GOV.UK Cookies on GOV.UK We use some essential cookies to make this website work. We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services. We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services. You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time. You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time. View cookies Our governance The main decision-making board and committees of the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG). Office of the Public Guardian OPG board The board meets every 2 months and provides strategic leadership and direction for OPG. It also monitors performance and ensures we meet our priorities and objectives. OPG board members Board members make decisions as a group, not as representatives of any business area. In addition to the formal members there are standing attendees who come to each meeting. Current members are: Alison Sansome, Non-Executive Board Chair Ruth Duffin, Public Guardian and Chief Executive Martyn Burke, Non-executive board member Veronika Neyer, Non-executive board member Greig Early, Non-executive board member Adrian Hannell, Director of Financial Management, Control, Risk and Governance, MoJ” (MoJ restructures) The wider Executive Committee also attend Board, although they are not formal members. OPG Executive Committee The Executive Committee makes and reports on decisions in OPG. It is responsible for the day-to-day management of OPG and has oversight of our operational delivery and resource prioritisation. It meets once a month. OPG Executive Committee members Current members are: Ruth Duffin, Public Guardian and Chief Executive (chair) Peter Boyce, Deputy Director of Legal and Information Assurance Sara O’Byrne, Chief Operating Officer Louisa Harrison, Senior Finance Business Partner (MOJ) Emma Sharp, Deputy Director of Central Services Lee Hiorns, Director of Transformation OPG Audit and Risk Assurance Committee The Audit and Risk Assurance Committee gives an independent view to the Chief Executive of OPG’s governance, risk management controls and assurance. In addition to the formal members there are standing attendees who come to each meeting. The committee meets 4 times a year. OPG Audit and Risk Assurance Committee members Current members are: Martyn Burke, Non-executive board member (chair) Veronika Neyer, Non-executive board member In additional to the formal membership, additional attendees in regular attendance are: Ruth Duffin, Public Guardian and Chief Executive Amy Shaw, Deputy Director of Strategy and Central Services Niall Morgan, Head of Data, Performance & Assurance Adrian Hannell, Director of Financial Management, Control, Risk and Governance, MoJ” (MoJ restructures) Glenda Roberts, Acting Head of Agency Financial Accounts, MoJ Louisa Harrison, Senior Finance Business Partner, MoJ Government Internal Audit Agency National Audit Office (and subcontracted auditors) Peter Boyce, Deputy Director of Legal & Information Assurance Sara O’Byrne, Chief Operating Officer Contents Is this page useful? Maybe Thank you for your feedback Help us improve GOV.UK To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab