NRPSI's Board
The National Register of Public Service Interpreters (NRPSI Ltd) was established on 1st April 2011 as a registered company limited by guarantee focusing on public service interpreting.
Our work is governed by a Board, which sets policy, strategic direction and financial priorities for the organisation's work in public service interpreting. The NRPSI Board consists of seven Non-Executive Directors of whom four, including the chair, are lay members and three are registered interpreters. All seven Directors were selected through a competitive process by an independent appointments panel. The Directors duties are owed to the company only.
While it is important that within its membership the Board contains a range of skills and experience, including that of acting as a professional interpreter, and no Director represents or acts on behalf of any third party or interest in conducting the affairs of NRPSI. Procedures are in place that require a Director to make a declaration of actual or potential conflicts of interest on an issue and if necessary to be excluded from any decisions on that issue.
Board members at all times are responsible for promoting and maintaining the public's trust and confidence in the integrity of NRPSI, the interpreting profession and public service interpreters.
NRPSI Board Members
Nick Whitaker was, until retirement, a Partner at BDO LLP, one of the UK’s leading accountancy and business advisory firms. A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, he has a background in corporate finance, audit, forensic services and practice management. During the course of his career he has provided expert counsel on corporate governance and finance to organisations in a wide range of sectors, both in the UK and internationally. His experience of working with central government is extensive and includes working on privatisations as well as being engaged by the NAO to evaluate the financial costs of government. Nick has been an expert witness in a variety of commercial disputes and professional negligence cases in the High Court. He is a qualified mediator, working primarily on behalf of the ICAEW. Since retiring from full time work, Nick has held a number of not-for-profit and regulatory non-executive positions and trusteeships – including in higher education, housing associations, legal statutory regulators, environmental and peace organisations.
