Past appointments
All organisations are British-based unless otherwise indicated.
As chancellor:
As chair:
- British Council 1998 - 2004
- Human Genetics Commission 1999 - 2007
- Charter 88, 1992—1997
- London International Festival of Theatre, 1994—2002
- Committee on widening participation in further education, Further Education Funding Council (report: Learning Works, 1997), 1995—1997
- Inquiry into health, environmental and safety aspects, Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston (report: Secrecy vs Safety, for Reading Borough Council, 1994)
- Commission of inquiry into violence in penal institutions for young people, Howard League for Penal Reform (report: Banged Up, Beaten Up, Cutting Up, 1995)
As president:
As commissioner:
- Hamlyn National Commission on Education, 1991—1993
- BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Inquiry into the future of the BBC, 1990
As member:
- BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Inquiry into the future of the BBC
- Hampstead Theatre: board
- Howard League for Penal Reform: council, 1992—2002
- New Statesman and Society: board
- Bar Council, 1990—1993
- Task Force on Terrorism, International Bar Association, 2001—2003
- CIBA Commission into Child Sexual Abuse, 1981—1983