Lord Harris of Haringey

Lord Harris of Haringey

Full title

The Lord Harris of Haringey

Name

Toby Harris

Party/group

Labour

Joined the Lords

5 August 1998

Contact details

Parliamentary

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 0207 219 8513
Fax: 0207 219 5979

External/Private Office

toby@lordtobyharris.org.uk

Web & Social media

Biography

UK Parliament

Committee House Date
Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Committee (Chairman) Lords 2013-
Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Committee Lords 2013-
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) Lords 2010-
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) Lords 2010-10
Select Committee on Science and Technology Sub-Committee 2 Lords 2006-07
Finance and Staff Sub Committee Lords 1999-02

Political life – other

Job title Organisation Date
Chair Labour Peers' Group 2012-
Leader, Labour Group London Assembly 2000-04
Chair Labour Group, Local Government Association 1995-04
Member Labour Party National Policy Forum 1992-04
Leader Haringey Council 1987-99
Member Haringey Council 1978-02
National Chair Young Fabians Cambridge University Labour Club 1976-77
Chair Young Fabians Cambridge University Labour Club 1973-73

Professional life

Job title Organisation Date
Chairman Toby Harris Associates 1998-
Director Association of Community Health Councils for England and Wales 1987-98
Deputy Director Electricity Consumers’ Council 1979-87
Economics Division Bank of England 1975-79

Public life

Post Organisation Date
Chair National Trading Standards Board 2013-
Chair, Advisory Council City Security and Resilience Networks 2010-
Chair Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody 2009-
Chair The Freedom Trust 2009-
Member Police Counter Terrorism Board 2007-12
Home Secretary’s Representative Metropolitan Police Authority 2004-12
Chair Metropolitan Police Authority 2000-04
Non-Executive Director London Ambulance Service NHS Trust 1998-05
Chair Wembley National Stadium Trust 1996-
Chair Association of London Government 1995-00
Member Committee of the Regions of the European Union 1994-02

Member's focus

Policy
Business, industry and consumers
Communities and families
Crime, civil law, justice and rights
Health services and medicine
Homeland security
Information security
Policing
Science and technology
UK
London
World
Cyprus
European Union
USA

Register of Interests

  • 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.

    • Chair, Toby Harris Associates (public affairs advice, mentoring and support)
    • Chair, Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody
    • Public Policy Exchange (fees for occasional lectures, etc)
    • Chair, National Trading Standards Board

  • 3: Clients

    • Toby Harris Associates' clients include: Airwave Solutions; Debt Management Standards Association; Lockheed Martin UK; Bloom.fm; Symfonix

  • 10: Non-financial interests (a)

    • Member of Board, Cyber Security Challenge UK

  • 10: Non-financial interests (e)

    • Chair, Wembley National Stadium Trust
    • Bilimankwhe Arts Trust
    • Chair, Freedom Charity Trust
    • Chairman of Advisory Council, City Security and Resilience Networks
    • Trustee, Police Foundation