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Ruth Evans

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Ruth Evans is a prominent UK regulatory figure and consumer champion, best known today for her role as the Chair of Stop Scams UK. With a career spanning over four decades, she has held high-profile leadership positions across charities, public regulatory bodies, and financial oversight boards, consistently focusing on public protection, consumer rights, and institutional accountability.

Ruth has served as the Chair of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA), where she safeguarded public funds by regulating MPs’ pay and expenses. Additionally, she was the first Chair of the Bar Standards Board, spent 9 years as a Lay Member of the General Medical Council chairing its Standards and Ethics Committee, and served as a Non-Executive Director for the Serious Fraud Office.

Today, Ruth is best known for her pioneering work in combatting financial crime and protecting fraud victims. In 2018, she chaired the steering group that delivered a landmark voluntary industry code to reimburse victims of Authorised Push Payment (APP) bank transfer scams. She currently serves as the Chair of Stop Scams UK, leading an unprecedented collaboration between major banks, tech companies, and telecoms firms. Ruth has also recently been appointed as Chair of the Criminal Legal Aid Advisory Board.

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