Karl Bannister
Karl is the Director of Operations, Legal and Clinical and the Deputy Ombudsman at the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman. He joined PHSO in July 2017 from the Government Legal Department, where he held various positions including Deputy Director roles in the Department for Culture Media and Sport, Ministry of Justice, Department for Constitutional Affairs and leadership of the Justice and Security Public Law team. He also represented named participants in two public inquiries. Before working at the Government Legal Department Karl worked for the Serious Fraud Office.