Alan is the Chief Executive of the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA). The PSA promotes the health, safety and wellbeing of patients, service users and the public by raising standards of regulation and voluntary registration of people working in health and care.

Alan was previously the Chief Executive of the Security Industry Authority (SIA). The SIA is a public body established under the Private Security Act 2001 to regulate private security in the UK. Between 2011-2015 Alan held the post of Chief Executive at the Human Tissue Authority (HTA), an independent regulator sponsored by the Department of Health.

In addition to his role at the PSA, Alan is a non-executive director at the Parole Board and the Chartered Insurance Institute, and a trustee of the Institute of Regulation.