Regulatory Appointments Committee

The role of the IFoA’s Regulatory Appointments Committee (RAC) is to make independent appointments to support the delivery of the IFoA’s regulatory function. This includes:

• to the IFoA’s Regulatory Board
• all roles to be appointed under the Disciplinary and Capacity for Membership Schemes, links to which can be found on our formal rules and guidance page
• to the RAC itself
• as otherwise may be specified from time to time

The committee acts independently of the IFoA Council in relation to all regulatory decision making within its remit, in the public interest. You can find more details in the RAC’s terms of reference (PDF, 20 KB).

Regulatory Appointments Committee members

There are 8 members of the committee: 4 members of the IFoA, 3 lay members, and an independent lay chair.

The committee has experience of peer professional, regulatory, and qualification membership bodies in the UK and internationally. It also has a diverse range of demonstrable experience in:

• interviewing and appointments
• diversity, equity, and inclusion
• regulatory frameworks

Members currently sitting on the IFoA Council are prohibited from sitting on the RAC. Committee members should also not hold any appointments under the Disciplinary and Capacity for Membership Schemes or on the Regulatory Board.

The current members of the committee are:

• Victoria Smith, lay chair 
• Amy Barron, lay member
• Jonathan Camfield FIA
• Deirdre Fulton, lay member
• Sukie Harrar FIA
• Gillian Mawdsley, lay member
• Carla Lakey FIA

Appointments

The committee’s activities support the IFoA principles of diversity, equality, and inclusion. Independent decisions on regulatory appointments are made by the committee following a fair and transparent selection process, which includes:

• advertising vacancies
• conducting shortlisting exercises of applicants
• conducting purpose-driven, time-bound interviews

All vacancies arising are advertised on our volunteer vacancies page. Lay volunteer roles can also be found on our vacancies page.

Find more information for volunteers in the IFoA volunteer information pack.