HCLG Committee endorses appointment of Richard Blakeway as Housing Ombudsman

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has today published a report following its pre-appointment hearing with the preferred candidate for Housing Ombudsman.

The Government named Richard Blakeway as their preferred candidate for the role and on the basis of the hearing the HCLG Committee endorse his appointment.

The Committee’s endorsement is subject to him resigning from his current roles at Home England and BexleyCo Ltd, and ensuring that Tudor Blakeway Consultants Ltd is not active for the duration of his appointment.

The Committee intends to evaluate Mr Blakeway's performance against his ambitions described in the hearing. A follow-up evidence session will be held six months after his appointment.