 Lord Patel is also Senior Independent Director of the England Wales Cricket Board (ECB), appointed in 2016.Vice President of the British Board of Film Classification, appointed in May 2018 and resigned in May 2018 

He is Vice Patron of the Royal Society for Public Health and the Institute of Healthcare Management; and Patron/Chairman of a number of not for profit organisations working in the health, education, social care and criminal justice sectors.Academic/Professional Qualifications 

• Diploma in Social Work DipSW University of Huddersfield.