Gareth Crossman

Gareth Crossman joined QAA in October 2016. He is responsible for QAA’s policy, public affairs and media relations work. He originally practised as a solicitor specialising in criminal defence advocacy. In 2002 he was appointed as the first Policy Director at Liberty, the UK’s leading human rights and civil liberties campaigning organisation. Gareth left Liberty in 2009 to join TACT, the UK’s largest fostering and adoption children's charity as Executive Director of Policy, Communications and Fundraising Gareth's most recent role before joining QAA was CEO of OCD Action, a mental health charity. Gareth leads QAA’s work to protect and promote academic integrity. He is Chair of the UK Academic Integrity Advisory Group, and also Chairs ENQA’s recently formed working group on Academic Integrity.