Council
Chair of Council
Since 2019, Christine has been Chair of the Health and Care Professions Council and hs served as a Non-Executive Director at the Independent Office for Police Conduct since 2021.
Her pro bono roles at present are as an Advisory Board Member at InChorus, a ‘speaking up’ technology platform, and mentoring the executive leadership of an humanitarian organisation in Ukraine with We Care Centres that offer services in communities throughout the country.
As an Executive Mentor at The ExCo Group, She works closely with senior leaders to drive professional growth and development. She is also Chair at Wellbeing at Work World, a global organisation helping businesses embed wellbeing as a core strategic priority.
Christine is passionate about identifying technologies that make meaningful contributions to organisational effectiveness, leading the strategic integration of AI into operational practice and ensuring its adoption is responsible and purposeful.
Previously, she was appointed by the Home Secretary as the first independent director and Interim Chair of the College of Policing to support development of frameworks to enhance professional capabilities.
Her first major transformation was turning Bletchley Park from a dilapidated site facing demolition into an internationally renowned heritage attraction and museum, including a technology incubator. She wrote a book about the theft of a famous Enigma machine and its history.
To relax, she learns languages, plays music, has a vegetable garden and seeks out new experiences. She has travelled quite widely, especially in Asia.
Members' Register of Interests
In addition to providing the following declaration of private interests, the Council member has undertaken to abide by the Code of Conduct for Council members (pdf).
Relationship, either personal or professional (outside of HCPC business) with any HCPC registrant, Council or Committee member, employee, partner or supplier:
Friendly with a number of colleagues, but does not generally socialise other than adjacent to face to face meetings.
Summary of employment (current or in last 2 years) including remunerated and unremunerated (voluntary) work, permanent and temporary roles, self-employment, consultancy work, Non-Executive Directorships of public or private companies:
Current:
Chair, HCPC
Chair, Sonas Group (t/a Wellbeing at Work)
Executive Mentor, ExCo Group
Non-Executive Director of the Independent Office for Police Conduct
Associate, Cityforum
Council member, Rural Policy Group
Pro bono mentoring (currently in Ukraine)
Advisory Board member, InChorus
Details of membership or management of bodies that exercise functions of a public nature (including any public appointments)(current or in last two years):
Non Executive Director, Independent Office for Police Conduct
Details of membership or management of bodies directed to charitable purposes (current or in last two years):
Limited Trustee, Positive Planet UK (September 2021 - July 2025)
Details of membership or management of bodies that aim to influence public opinion or policy (including any political party or trade union (current or in last two years):
Associate at Cityforum, a think tank on defence and policing
Details of membership or management of bodies that the Council member has been appointed to by the HCPC (current or in last two years):
None
Details of any shareholdings which give a majority or controlling interest in any undertaking:
None
Description of any contracts for goods, services or works made between the HCPC and the Council member, or an organisation from which the Council member or their partner/close family member receive remuneration:
None
Details of any significant political activity undertaken in the last five years. This includes activities that are a matter of public record i.e. office holding in, public speaking in support of, or candidate on behalf of, any political party (or affiliated body) which fields candidates at local or general elections in any part of the UK or in elections to the European Parliament:
None