Chair for the Information Standards Board Appointed

Deep Sagar has been appointed as the new Chair of the Information Standards Board for Education, Skills and Children’s Services, England for a period of 2 years from 18 February 2013.  Deep Sagar replaces Dorian Bradley, the previous chair, who was in the post for 5 years from 2007 - February 2013. He will be paid £500 per day  for approximately 30 days per year. Mr Sagar works as a non-executive director and management consultant. His main background is as a senior manager in multinationals like Coca-Cola and Unilever Bestfoods. His present roles include chair of the Leasehold Advisory Service and Flood Risk Management Wales.

Deep brings with him a wealth of experience in leadership and governance. He has been selected to lead the next phase of adoption and implementation of data and information standards across education, skills and children’s services to:

• facilitate information sharing across the system
• support improved front line delivery
• improve efficiency, reduce costs and minimise bureaucracy

Other Board members of the Information Standards Board include:

Board members

• Adam Cooper, Deputy Director, Joint Information System Committee Centre for Educational Technology and Interoperability Standards (JISC/CETIS)
• Alison Allden, Chief Executive Higher Education Statistics Authority (HESA)
• Greg Hill, Director of the South East Grid for Learning
• Jill Lanning, Chief Executive of the Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB)
• John Perks, Head of the information authority (IA)
• Karen Crowston, Head of Professional Services for Link2ICT, Service Birmingham
• Peter Duffy, Head of Information Systems, Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted)
• Una Bennett, Head of the Learning Records Service (LRS). Skills Funding Agency

Representative organisation

• David Riley, National Lead for the Health and Social Care Information Standards Board (HaSC)

Departmental sponsors

• Bobbie McClelland, Deputy Director, FE & Skills System Relationship Management Unit Department for Business Innovation and Skills
  Jude Hillary, Head of Education Data and Statistics Division, Department for Education

Secretariat duties are provided by the Department for Education.