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Eve Salomon

Eve Salomon has a wealth of regulatory experience in both statutory and non-statutory bodies. A solicitor by background, she is currently the global Chairman of the Regulatory Board of RICS (the self-regulatory body for surveyors), a Commissioner of the Gambling Commission of Great Britain, and Chair of the Internet Watch Foundation (an industry-formed body which combats online child sexual abuse content.)  She is a former Press Complaints Commissioner. For four years until it disbanded, she was a member of the Better Regulation Task Force, an independent body that advised the government on how to improve regulation across all sectors. She continues to undertake advisory work for UK government departments and agencies in the field of better regulation.

Eve’s particular legal expertise is in broadcasting regulation.  She is a legal expert for the Human Rights Division of the Council of Europe and the author of the UNESCO/Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Guidelines for Broadcasting Regulation. She has advised numerous NGOs, government agencies and broadcasting regulators around the world.  Previous jobs included Deputy Secretary of the UK’s Independent Television Commission, Director of Legal Services at the Radio Authority and Interim Secretary of Ofcom.