• Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments
• Friday March 14 2025
• Author Name: Peter Davison

BCS appoints HMRC’s chief digital officer as president

The chief digital and information at HM Revenue and Customs has been appointed president of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.

Daljit Rehal takes over from Alastair Revell FBCS, who will remain active as immediate past president of Swindon-headquartered BCS, which is the professional body for information technology.

Sarah Winmill who is head of software products at the Ministry of Defence has been named as BCS’ deputy president.

“Chartered professionals – which ever industry they work in – make a public commitment to ethics, competence and accountability by meeting independent standards,” said Daljit.

“Nowhere is that more important in technology where AI is woven into our lives like never before in areas from health to finance.

“My focus as BCS President will continue this theme – helping to build public trust in the value of tech professionals, and their ongoing development in roles across the public and private sector.

“We know that the AI Opportunities Action Plan aims to create tens of thousands of new AI professionals by 2030, and we will need a range of routes to get there from university degrees to apprenticeships, as well as prioritising diversity.

“It will be a huge year for the professional body and for our membership community.”

As the professional body, with a royal charter, BCS has a 70,000 strong membership community in areas from academia to industry.