Dame Glenys Stacey to step down from the OEP in January

Dame Glenys Stacey, chair of the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP), is to step down when her term ends in January.

She commented: “I have hugely enjoyed being the inaugural chair of the Office of Environmental Protection, and I am proud of the organisation. I think it is well-established and already having notable impact. It is set fair.

“I find the job stimulating and extremely worthwhile, but I find myself at that point in my life where I should sensibly strike a different balance as between work and other things in my life, most especially my family.

“I have therefore decided not to seek re-appointment. My term runs for a little time yet, and I will continue to undertake my role as chair of the OEP as enthusiastically as ever, while my term runs.”