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A qualified social worker, worked for Lancashire Social Services for almost 30 years, the last 10 of which he was an Assistant Director of Social Services. He then moved on to become the North West Director of the Care Quality Commission and of its two predecessor bodies. For the last 15 years has been associated with the British Institute of Learning Disabilities and was appointed its Chair in 2010.