Two new Board members join IPSA

Date published: 4 February 2026

Following recommendation by the Speaker’s Committee for IPSA, and approval by the House of Commons, two new members have taken up their positions on IPSA’s Board.

  • Sir Charles Walker was formerly the MP for Broxbourne. He is a previous chair of the House of Commons Procedure and Administration Committees, and was a member of the House of Commons Commission from 2020 to 2024.

  • Cliff Rana has held senior leadership roles at Deloitte UK, including as Senior Audit Partner and four years as vice-chair. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, and a serving Justice of the Peace.

The two new members were appointed following an open recruitment exercise, and fulfil IPSA’s legal duty to have at least one board member who is a former Member of Parliament and one who is eligible for appointment as a statutory auditor.

Members of IPSA’s Board are appointed for fixed terms of up to five years, and can be further reappointed for a term of up to three years.

Richard Lloyd OBE is IPSA’s Chair:

“I am delighted to welcome Sir Charles and Cliff to our Board.

“They both bring extensive experience and skill in their fields, and I thank the Speaker’s Committee for IPSA for their recommendations.

“I’d also like to thank both Helen Jones and Will Lifford for their service during their terms of office. They leave with our very best wishes, and with IPSA very much improved.”

ENDS

For more information, contact the IPSA press office via communications@theipsa.org.uk.  

Notes to Editors

1. IPSA was created in 2009 by the Parliamentary Standards Act. The Act was amended in 2010 by the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act. Together they gave IPSA three main responsibilities:

  • to regulate MPs’ business costs

  • to determine MPs’ pay and pension arrangements

  • to provide financial support to MPs in carrying out their parliamentary function

2. IPSA is independent of Parliament and the Government. This allows us to make decisions about the rules on business costs and on MPs’ pay ourselves, without interference.