Honorary Staff
The Unit is a hub of many networks and we also have a number of honorary researchers who contribute and advise on our activities. Many pursue their own research, and some have their own websites.
Our
honorary staff are not based at the Unit, but can be contacted via the
Administrator (0207 679 4977).
| Jim Amos |
An expert on the use made by business of FoI in Australia, Canada, the USA
and Europe. |
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Dr Mark Bennister |
Expert on Prime Ministers |
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Prof Vernon Bogdanor |
Constitutional expert |
| Oonagh Gay | House of Commons Library, expert in parliament and constitutional watchdogs. |
| Sarah Holsen | Former Research Fellow at the Unit leading the team's FOI research. |
| Helen Irwin | Former Clerk of Committees in the House of Commons. |
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Hiliary Jackson |
Former senior civil servant with 30 years' experience of several government departments. Formerly Head of the Northern Ireland Office. |
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David Laughrin |
Former senior civil servant with varied experience across a range of government departments in the UK, Australia and New Zealand |
| Dr Andrew McDonald | Former Constitution Director at the DCA and in 2005-06 a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley. |
| Daniel Metcalfe | Expert on FOI. Former Head of FOI in US Department of Justice. |
| Dr Robert Morris | Formerly Home Office Under Secretary responsible for Constitutional Affairs. Leader of the Unit’s work on Church and State and also expert on FoI. |
| Prof Alasdair Roberts | Associate Professor in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, expert in FoI. |
| Dr Duncan Simpson | Former director of The National Archives, expert on FoI and records management. |
| Rick Snell | Senior lecturer in law at the University of Tasmania. Expert in government and public sector transparency, comparative administrative law (especially freedom of information). |
| Prof Robert Stevens | Former member of Essex Court Chambers in commercial and international law. |
| Graham Sutton | Formerly of the Home Office and Lord Chancellor's Department, expert on data protection. |
| Alan Trench | Former Senior Research Fellow with the Unit, and expert on devolution. |
| Brian Walker | Formerly of the BBC and now the Unit Press Officer. |
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Peter Waller |
Former senior civil servant largely in DTI and its derivatives, specialist on policy making processes. |
| Barry Winetrobe | Parliamentary & Constitutional Consultant, expert on the Scottish Parliament |
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Dr Benjamin Worthy |
Former Research Associate with the Unit. |
| Dr John Woulds | Former Deputy Commissioner at the Office of the Information Commissioner, expert on data protection. |
| Sam Younger | Former Chairman of the Electoral Commission |
