Amerdeep Somal
Amerdeep Somal joined the Board on 1 July 2021 as a Non-Executive Member and became Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) for England on 1 February 2024. Due to her role as LGSCO, her role with us at that point automatically became ex-officio and we also have a seat on the LGSCO Board.
She is Chair of the Board at The Law Society of England and Wales and a Judge of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.
Her previous roles include Complaints Commissioner to the financial regulators (Bank of England, FCA and PRA), Chief Commissioner at the Data and Marketing Commission, Independent Assessor to the Financial Ombudsman Service and Board member at both the General Medical Council and Nursing and Midwifery Council. She is a former founding Commissioner at the Independent Police Complaints Commission.