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Lianne Patterson

Lianne Patterson

Council, Audit and Risk Assurance Committee

Lay Council member


Lianne is a Chartered Accountant who has worked in leadership roles across both the private and public sector in Northern Ireland for much of her career. She joined the Northern Ireland Civil Service in 2005 and since then her roles have included Deputy Secretary for Resources and Reform at the Department of Education, Director of Justice Delivery in the Department of Justice, and Senior Finance Director in the Department for Regional Development. Prior to this Lianne worked in both Deloitte and Pricewaterhouse Coopers in Belfast. She is currently a Non-Executive director of the Housing Finance Agency in Ireland and Chair of its Audit Committee and is an Audit Committee member of the Institute of Cancer Research, London.

Members’ Register of Interests

In addition to providing the following declaration of private interests, the Council member has undertaken to abide by the Code of Conduct for Council members (pdf).

Membership of, or position of general control or management of, (current memberships or those held in the last two years) any body:

a) to which a Council member is appointed by the HCPC:

None.

b) exercising functions of a public nature:

Non- Executive Director of the Housing Finance Agency in Ireland

Audit Committee member of the Institute of Cancer Research, London

c) directed to charitable purposes:

Audit Committee member of the Institute of Cancer Research , London

d) whose principal purposes includes the influence of public opinion or policy (including any political party or trade union):

None.

Remunerated employment:

Non- Executive Director of the Housing Finance Agency in Ireland


Directorships in public and private companies including non executive directorships:

Non- Executive Director of the Housing Finance Agency in Ireland


Shareholdings which give the Council member a majority or controlling interest in any undertaking:

None.

Contracts for goods, services or works made between the HCPC and the Council member or a firm in which the member is a partner, or a company of which the member is remunerated as a director:

None.

Gifts, hospitality and inducements received:

None.

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