Our leadership
Dame Glenys Stacey
A solicitor by profession, Dame Glenys Stacey has a wealth of CEO and regulatory experience, having led the start-up or development of a number of public-sector organisations responsible for legal or regulatory services. She has previously served as Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Probation, Chief Executive at Animal Health (now part of the Animal and Plant Health Agency), chair of the Professional Standards Authority and Chief Regulator at Ofqual.
In 2019, she chaired an independent review of farm regulation at the request of the then Secretary of State for Defra.
Dame Glenys was appointed Dame Commander of the British Empire in the New Year’s honours list in 2016 recognising her services to education. She was appointed Chair-designate of the OEP in December 2020 and appointed Chair on legal creation of the OEP.
Our non-executive board
Our executive
Natalie Prosser
Natalie Prosser is a solicitor by background, with fifteen years in government, specialising in public and regulatory law, regulatory operations and governance. Her previous roles have included General Counsel at the Gambling Commission, Director of Operations, Vocational and Technical Qualifications and Director of Legal at Ofqual and regulatory and policy lead on the independent Farm Inspection and Regulation Review.
Natalie started her role as Interim CEO in February 2021 and was appointed to the role permanently in April the following year. The CEO leads all the work of the OEP including work to establish the OEP, develop its strategy and undertake its functions.
Our executive board
College of Experts
Our OEP College of Experts is made up of more than 50 external volunteers selected through an open process to provide comprehensive expertise in support of our work.
Supplementing our existing relationships with stakeholders, the College provides access to expertise when needed, allowing us to broaden our evidence base, identify key areas of research interest and make sure we are challenged and advised from a range of perspectives.
The College includes experts in the monitoring and implementation of environmental law, the natural, economic, and social sciences and those involved in the practical delivery of environmental strategies. They volunteer their experience and knowledge to contribute across our remit including water, marine, land use and agriculture, biodiversity, soil health, waste and chemicals.
A full list of members can be found here.
The Office for Environmental Protection (The OEP) is a new public body.
We protect and improve the environment by holding government and public bodies to account.
Want to work with us?
Are you passionate about protecting and improving our environment? Would you like to help shape how the OEP works?
We are looking for individuals, from any background, who have the enthusiasm to help us grow and develop this exciting new organisation.
If this sounds like something you would be interested in, we would love for you to get in touch.