Department For Culture Media Sport
Paul Darling OBE KC
Appointed for a 4 year term commencing 01 April 2024.
Paul is a Kings Counsel specialising in commercial and construction law at 39 Essex Chambers, London and he has been Chairman of the Horserace Betting Levy Board since 1 April 2020. He has undertaken a number of public appointments, having been on the board of the Tote (Horserace Totalisator Board) before privatisation between 2006 and 2008, and then a government appointed member of the Horserace Betting Levy Board between 2008 and 2014. He was also Chairman of the Sports Grounds Safety Authority between 2009 and 2015. More recently he has been Chairman of the Association of British Bookmakers, the former trade association for licensed betting offices.
Anne Lambert CMG
Appointed for a 2 years and 9 months term commencing 01 April 2024.
Anne 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 UKs Deputy Permanent Representative to the EU from 2003-2008.
Remuneration and Governance Code
The Chairman of the Horserace Betting Levy Board is remunerated 39,600 per annum. Independent Members of the Horserace Betting Levy Board are remunerated 19,665 per annum. This appointment has been made in accordance with the Cabinet Offices Governance Code on Public Appointments. The appointments process is regulated by the Commissioner for 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. Paul Darling and Anne Lambert have not declared any signif