Lord John Taylor of Warwick

Non-Executive Director

Lord Taylor qualified as a barrister in 1978 when he won the Gray's Inn Advocacy Award. In 1992 he was the Conservative Parliamentary candidate for Cheltenham and in 1996 he was made a life peer at the age of 42, making him one of the youngest and only black members of the House of Lords at that time.

He is currently Vice President of the British Board of Film Classification and has presented his own TV programmes on consumer affairs, legal rights, and the legal system. He has also been a presenter on BBC Breakfast News, ITV and Sky.

Lord Taylor is a Patron of various children's charities including Kidscape and the Parents for Children Charity. He is also President of ACWI (African Caribbean Westminster Initiative) and WISCA (West Indian Senior Citizen's Association).