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David Robb, Chief Executive
David was born and brought up in the North-East of Scotland, and
joined the Scottish Office in 1990.
As a trainee he worked in Planning, Health Policy and Local
Government Reorganisation. In 1993 he became Private
Secretary to Sir Hector Monro, MP, Minister for Agriculture and the
Environment, Sport and the Arts. David left the Scottish
Office on secondment in 1995 to help establish the Cairngorms
Partnership in Grantown-on-Spey.
On his return in 1996, David worked on housing policy and then,
following devolution, on social inclusion strategy, in the First
Minister's Policy Unit (under Henry McLeish and Jack McConnell),
and, between 2002 and 2004, as Head of the National Workforce Unit
in the Health Department, where he had responsibility for manpower
planning and workforce development for the Scottish health sector.
Between 2004 and 2006, David led the Public Bodies and
Relocation Division in Public Service Reform Group where he had
responsibility for policy on: public bodies, agencies and other
arm's length organisations; public appointments; ethical standards
and relocation.
In July 2006, David moved to lead the Performance and
Improvement Division at the Scottish Executive, providing advice
and support to Finance and Public Service Reform Ministers on best
value, community planning, performance management and other aspects
of the public service reform agenda. The Division also
sponsored the Accounts Commission and the Improvement Service.
David's second spell outside central government came in October
2007 when he was successful in an open recruitment for a new
position in the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO). On
loan to the SPSO for 2 ½ years as Director of Policy and
Development, David led the work to prepare the SPSO for new roles
and new areas of jurisdiction.
Prior to joining OSCR, between 2010 and 2011, David returned to
the Scottish Government, leading work on Public Service Reform
strategy as Head of Public Service Reform and Efficiency. He
also represented the Scottish Government on the Board of Quality
Scotland.
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Judith Hayhow, Head of Corporate Services
Judith has been Head of Corporate Services at OSCR since
February 2004. In her role, she is responsible for corporate
systems including IT and records management; finance;
communications and learning and development. In addition, the
Corporate Services Team is responsible for maintaining the accurate
Scottish Charity Register, and for monitoring charities with an
income of under £25,000 per annum. Before joining
OSCR, Judith worked for Communities Scotland in its Investment
Team. Judith is a graduate of Strathclyde University.
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Laura Anderson, Head of Enquiry & Investigation
Laura is responsible for OSCR's Compliance & Investigation
and Monitoring teams where the work includes dealing with
complaints from members of the public, issues of non compliance and
OSCR's monitoring of charities with income of £25,000 and
more. Laura trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant
with PricewaterhouseCoopers and worked in private practice until
2007 when she joined OSCR. She is an active member of the Institute
of Chartered Accountants in Scotland and represents OSCR on the UK
Charities SORP Committee.
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Quentin Fisher, Head of Policy and Development
Quentin is responsible for OSCR's development agenda, policy and
research functions and legal support. He joined OSCR in
2006 as its Senior Legal Advisor. Before this he headed
up the Charity Law Team in the Scottish Government and was deputy
head of the Charities and Trustee Investment Bill Team. As a
policy advisor in both the Justice and Development Departments of
the Scottish Executive, he worked across a range of subject
areas. Quentin read English and Law at the University
of Cape Town.
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Martin Tyson, Head of Charity Services
Martin is responsible for the granting of charitable status and
operating the Consents and Charity Reorganisation functions. He has
worked in OSCR, with a particular focus on charitable status
issues, since February 2006. Previously he was the General Register
Office for Scotland's Department Record Officer, managing its
public search facilities including the Scotland's People website,
and dealing with information policy issues. A graduate of Edinburgh
University, he began his career at the National Archives of
Scotland, latterly serving as the Inspecting Officer for government
records in Scotland, overseeing their selection and opening to the
public.
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