Head of Information and Governance

Roland Knell

Biography

Roland Knell joined the Independent Living Fund in 2009 as ILF Senior Information Risk owner and Head of Governance. He is on secondment from the Department of Work and Pensions.

Prior to this, Roland led on governance for The Rent Service (TRS). In 1999 he was on the TRS implementation team and, in 2009, a member of the TRS closure team that managed the transfer of undertakings to HM Revenue and Customs.

Roland’s previous roles include:

  • housing sector judge for the London Excellence Awards between 2005 and 2010
  • Independent Statutory Officer and a Chief Officer for the London Borough of Camden in 1995
  • working for Cambridgeshire County Council

Head of Information and Governance

The Head of Information and Governance is responsible for:

  • corporate governance
  • risk management and business continuity planning
  • the internal audit programme
  • information technology
  • data and physical security
  • estates and facility management
  • contract management
  • records management
  • business planning

Independent Living Fund