Susan Atkins (civil servant)

Susan Ruth Elizabeth Atkins CB (née Prickett; born 4 March 1952) is a British civil servant.

Birmingham University

Susan Atkins graduated from Birmingham University with an LLB in Law in 1973.[1][2] Atkins trained as a solicitor in local government. She was a law academic for 12 years, specialising in anti-discrimination law, and co-wrote Women and the Law with Brenda Hoggett (now Lady Hale of Richmond).[3] She joined the civil service in 1989.[4][5][6]

Atkins was appointed in 2007 to be the first independent Service Complaints Commissioner for the Armed Forces. Atkins is also a non-executive director of the Quality Assurance Agency and of the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education.[4][6][5]

Susan Atkins was appointed the first Chief Executive of the Independent Police Complaints Commission in 2003. Her previous posts include Deputy Chief Executive of the Equal Opportunities Commission, Departmental Equal Opportunities Officer for the Home Office and director of the Women and Equality Unit in the Cabinet Office. She has also been a visiting professor at Southampton University.[4][5][6]

Atkins was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to Armed Service Personnel.[7]

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  2. ^ "Lost Alumni, Class of 1978" (PDF). University of Birmingham. 1978. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  3. ^ Baksi, Catherine (12 December 2018). "Susan Atkins: 'We must take the threat to women in public life seriously'". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "About us". Service Complaints Commissioner for the Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 16 September 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Dr Susan Atkins is named as the first Service Complaints Commissioner". Government News. United Kingdom Government. 7 November 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "Service Complaints Commissioner". Service Complaints Commissioner for the Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 2 April 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Queen's birthday honours list 2014: Knights". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media Limited. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2019.