Mary Cunneen

Mary has been a Non-Executive Director of the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) Board since October 2023.

She is a lawyer by profession, specialising in human rights as Director of Law and Policy at Liberty, Director of Anti-Slavery International, Human Rights Advisor to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and senior lawyer at the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Mary was a Commissioner at the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), leading the organisation through a period of substantial change.

She is former Chair of Home Office National Referral Mechanism multi-agency panels, and Non-Executive Director of the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Mary is a member of the Law Society.

Declaration of interests

Non-Executive Director at the Disclosure and Barring Service, since April 2019.

Associate member of the FDA.

Last updated: 1 December 2025.