Keith Richards

Biography

Keith Richards is a barrister and a professional mediator. His specialist expertise covers a range of areas, including disability and equality rights, alternative dispute resolution, and sustainability. He has been the chair of the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) since 1 November 2014.

Previously, Keith was vice chair of DPTAC until 2010 and during that time served as chair of its international working group, covering aviation and passenger shipping.

He is a panel member at the Competition and Markets Authority, a member of the Financial Services Consumer Panel, and chair of the Renewable Energy Consumer Codes non-compliance panel. He set up the independent Consumer Panel at the Civil Aviation Authority and served as chair for 6 years until December 2017.

Previous roles in government

  • Chair – DPTAC