Experience

89up

• United Kingdom
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Europe

  • Feb 2022 - Present



Create London

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Trustee

  • Mar 2021 - Present



Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT)

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member, Legal Frameworks Working Group

  • Jul 2020 - Present



City, University of London

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Research Fellow

  • Feb 2020 - Present

  The City Law School - Institute for the Study of European Law (ISEL). The City Law School - Institute for the Study of European Law (ISEL).



European Parliament

• Belgium
• Political Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• MEP

  • Jul 1999 - Jan 2020

  MEP for London 1999-2020Elected five times to serve in the European Parliament, included periods as Chair of the Civil Liberties, Justice & Home Affairs Cttee, Vice-Presidency of the Parliament’s second largest group, (the S&D), Deputy Leadership of the European Parliamentary Labour Party and only UK member of the European Parliament's Brexit Steering Group. I chaired legislation (trilogues) in a range of areas over 20 years from EU data protection and e-privacy to refugee policy and the rule of law. I led for the Parliament on international agreements from Privacy Shield to data adequacy and anti-terrorism agreements such as TFTP and PNR with third countries. Show less

• Chair

  • Jul 2014 - Jul 2019

  Chair, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice & Home Affairs (LIBE)*.*Legislative Committee covering migration & EU visa policy with third countries, asylum and refugee policy, Schengen governance, data protection, privacy, surveillance & cyber security, artificial intelligence (AI), justice, anti-terrrorism & security policy, civil & criminal law, fundamental rights & rule of law, EU agencies in the home affairs field including Europol, Frontex, EASO (asylum), eu-LISA (EU IT systems), Fundamental Rights Agency, Eurojust, EMCDDA the EU drugs agency. International agreements such as Privacy Shield, US Umbrella Agreement, TFTP. Show less



Commission for Racial Equality

• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Commissioner

  • 1997 - 2000

  Appointed by the Home Secretary to serve as a Commissioner at the Commission for Racial Equality 1997-2002. Appointed by the Home Secretary to serve as a Commissioner at the Commission for Racial Equality 1997-2002.



Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants

• United Kingdom
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • 1992 - 1999

  Director of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, an independent national NGO founded in 1967 and based in London. JCWI provides legal protection services for asylum seekers, and those individuals and families experiencing difficulty with immigration, nationality, visa policy and EU free movement law. Through it's legal protection work and decision never to seek or accept direct central or departmental government funding , JCWI has had an important impact for most of it's existence in lobbying for change in government and through test cases in the courts. It's profile grew over the period I was Director, particularly in it's refugee work. This included a successful Court of Appeal challenge in the 1990s on behalf of asylum seekers by JCWI. Because of it's bar on accepting central government funding the funding sources for the NGO were varied and as Director I was the principal fundraiser and so have detailed experience of funding applications and raising income through activities such as training and publications. During my period as Director JCWI employed it's highest number of staff and volunteers. Show less



Immigrants Aid Trust (IAT).

• Chief Executive

  • 1992 - 1999

  Executive Secretary of the Immigrants Aid Trust - the charitable wing of JCWI. Secretary to the Trustees, fundraiser. Post held concurrently with directorship of JCWI. Executive Secretary of the Immigrants Aid Trust - the charitable wing of JCWI. Secretary to the Trustees, fundraiser. Post held concurrently with directorship of JCWI.



Trades Union Congress (The TUC)

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• National Policy Officer

  • 1989 - 1992



House of Commons

• United Kingdom
• Political Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Parliamentary Researcher

  • 1987 - 1989

  Full time Advisor to John Reid MP and Paul Boateng MP. Full time Advisor to John Reid MP and Paul Boateng MP.