PRESS RELEASE : Anne Lambert CMG appointed as Interim Chair of the Horserace Betting Levy Board [September 2024]
The press release issued by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport on 16 September 2024.
The Secretary of State has appointed Anne Lambert, CMG, from 16 September 2024 to 15 June 2025, while the process to appoint a substantive Chair to the Horserace Betting Levy Board is run. This appointment follows the sad death of the Chair, Paul Darling, in August 2024.
Anne Lambert CMG
Anne Lambert CMG has been an independent member of the Horserace Betting Levy Board since 1 April 2020. She is currently also a Board member of the Civil Aviation Authority. She was previously an Inquiry Chair at the Competition and Markets Authority from 2014-2019 and a Board member from 2016-2018. Previously Anne worked for the UK Government for 30 years, focusing on regulation (insurance, telecommunications, competition and aviation) and EU policy/negotiations. She was the UK’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the EU from 2003-2008.
Remuneration and Governance Code
The Chair of the Horserace Betting Levy Board is remunerated £39,600 per annum. The interim appointment of Anne Lambert was made by the Secretary of State as an exceptional appointment without competition, following consultation with the Commissioner for Public Appointments, in accordance with the Cabinet Office’s Governance Code on Public Appointments.
Under the Code, any significant political activity undertaken by an appointee in the last five years must be declared. This is defined as including holding office, public speaking, making a recordable donation, or candidature for election. Anne Lambert has not declared any significant political activity.
