Lorraine Turner is an independent consultant providing advice and support to businesses on quality assurance and conformity assessment. Lorraine was previously the Accreditation Director at the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), where she was responsible for setting, driving and maintaining technical policy, customer service standards and management of business risks. Lorraine also oversaw the international technical engagement strategy for UKAS and led the development of new accreditation services.
Lorraine is a Chartered Chemist and started her career as an analytical chemist before joining UKAS in 1995. Lorraine is an experienced Board Director have sat on the UKAS Board and on the Board of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation until Sept 2025.
Lorraine has extensive experience providing advice to government on scientific and policy matters in areas such as forensic science and healthcare diagnostic testing. She is a member of the Building Safety Regulator’s Industry Competence Committee and has previously been a member of the Laboratory Expert Group for the World Anti-Doping Agency.