Professor Carl Stychin

Professor Carl Stychin is Director of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and Professor of Law in the School of Advanced Study, University of London. His previous roles include Dean of The City Law School, City, University of London, and Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of Reading. Professor Stychin has particular interests in governance and regulation. He is currently the Chair of the Board of Directors of NCUK (Northern Consortium) Ltd, Chair of the Governance Board of the Patent Examination Board of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys and a member of the Board of Governance of Nelson College London. Professor Stychin is also an Education Visitor on behalf of the General Optical Council and the General Pharmaceutical Council, and an Independent Education Adviser to the Costs Lawyer Standards Board. 

Members' Register of Interests

In addition to providing the following declaration of private interests, the Council member has undertaken to abide by the Code of Conduct for Council members (pdf).

Relationship, either personal or professional (outside of HCPC business) with any HCPC registrant, Council or Committee member, employee, partner or supplier:

No 

Summary of employment (current or in last 2 years) including remunerated and unremunerated (voluntary) work, permanent and temporary roles, self-employment, consultancy work, Non-Executive Directorships of public or private companies:

Director of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and Professor of Law, School of
Advanced Study, University of London (2019 to date); Advisory Council, Law
Commission of Canada (2024 to date); Independent Educational Specialist,
Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (2024 to date); Lead Assessor, Office for
Students (2023 to date); Accreditation and Recognition Panel Member, General
Pharmaceutical Council (2022 to date); Non Executive Director (and now Chair),
NCUK Ltd (2021 to date); Lay Member (and now Chair), Patent Examination Board
of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (2021 to date); Independent
Education Adviser, Costs Lawyer Standards Board (2020 to date); Member of the
Board of Governance, Nelson College London (2018 to date); Lay Educational
Visitor, General Optical Council (2018 to date).

Details of membership or management of bodies that exercise functions of a public nature (including any public appointments)(current or in last two years):

Lay Member of Council (and previously Non Council Lay Member of the Education
Committee, General Chiropractic Council (2012-2023).

Details of membership or management of bodies directed to charitable purposes (current or in last two years):

Trustee, British and Irish Legal Information Institute (2020 to date); and
Committee Member, The Hamlyn Trust (2020-2023).

Details of membership or management of bodies that aim to influence public opinion or policy (including any political party or trade union (current or in last two years):

None

Details of membership or management of bodies that the Council member has been appointed to by the HCPC (current or in last two years):

None

Details of any shareholdings which give a majority or controlling interest in any undertaking:

None

Description of any contracts for goods, services or works made between the HCPC and the Council member, or an organisation from which the Council member or their partner/close family member receive remuneration:

None

Details of any significant political activity undertaken in the last five years. This includes activities that are a matter of public record i.e. office holding in, public speaking in support of, or candidate on behalf of, any political party (or affiliated body) which fields candidates at local or general elections in any part of the UK or in elections to the European Parliament:

None