John Randall, CBE, is a former president of the National Union of Students, a position he held between 1973 and 1975.[1] He was educated at Wallington County Grammar School[2] and the University of York.[3] From 1987 to 1997 he was director, professional standards and development of the Law Society of England and Wales.[3] From 1997 to 2001 he was chief executive of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education.[3] Since 2001, he has worked as an independent consultant on higher education and professional training.[3] He was chair of the Justice Sector Skills Council (Skills for Justice) for six years until 2010.[4] From 2004 to 2015 he chaired the Police Negotiating Board.[5][6] He retired in 2018.
Awards
He was awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours.[7]