The Rt Hon. Baroness Prashar of Runnymede, CBE
Formerly Chair of the Judicial Appointment Commission First Civil Service Commissioner
Life Peer (Crossbench), House of Lords (1999-); Member of the Justice and Home Affairs Committee (2023-); Member of the Post Legislative Scrutiny Legislative Select Committee examining (2014-); Families and Children’s Act (2022-2023); Member of Internal Markets and Services EU Select Committee (2019-2021); Member of the pre legislative scrutiny Committee to examine Renewal and Restoration of the Palace of Westminster (2018-19); Chair of the EU Select Committee on Home Affairs (2014-2017); Member of the EU Select Committee (2014-17); Member of EU Select Committee on Home Affairs (2011-2014); Chair of the Privileges Committee (2006-2009); Member of Select Committee on economic regulation (2004-2006); Member of the Joint Committee on Human Rights (2000-2009).
Non-Executive Director for Nationwide (2017-2020), Advisor to Nationwide Building Society on public policy and diversity (2020-); Trustee of Nationwide Foundation; Founder and Deputy Chairman (1994-2000), Chairman (2000-2005), President (2010-) of the National Literacy Trust; Trustee (2007-2017), Chairman (2019-) for Cumberland Lodge;
Formerly: Chancellor of University of De Montfort (2000-2006); Chairman of the Royal Commonwealth Society (2002-2007; President of the Royal Commonwealth Society (2007-2012); Member of the Iraq Inquiry (2009-2016); President of the Community Foundations (2005-2019); President of UK Council for International Student Affairs (2006-2016); Deputy Chairman of the British Council (2013- 2018); Non-Executive Director for Channel 4 (1991-1997; Non-Executive Director for ITV (2002-2008); Non-Executive Director for Unite PLC (2000-2004); Inaugural Chairman of the Judicial Appointments Commission (2005- 2016); First Civil Service Commissioner (2000-2005); Chairman of the Parole Board of England and Wales (1997-2000); Chief Executive of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (1986-1991); Chief Executive of The Runnymede Trust (1976-1984); Conciliation Officer on the Race Relations Board (1971 – 1976)
An Honorary Governor (2019-), The Ditchley Foundation.
Honorary Governors
The Ditchley Internship Programme
The Ditchley Internship programme offers over 50 students the opportunity each year to become immersed in the ethos of Ditchley.
Our Home at Ditchley Park
Ditchley Park is part of the world’s heritage and remains as central to our way of working now as it has ever been.
