Mags Pearson

Mags is a Senior Consultant supporting DTP’s work on consumer regulation, risk management and assurance & regulatory compliance.

Expertise and Experience

Mags has a track record of developing and maintaining practical and effective risk management, internal controls and assurance frameworks. She has worked with directors and non-executive directors in developing risk appetite, improving risk reporting mechanisms and embedding risk understanding throughout the organisation. Mags has a thorough understanding of social housing regulation, expertise in regulatory compliance and direct experience of the regulatory inspection process.  Mags’ skill set also includes fraud prevention and investigation, internal audit practice and management of both in-house and externally provided internal audit services.

About Mags

Mags has worked in social housing for 30 years across a range of functions and with a variety of governance forums and leadership teams. She joined DTP in 2024 and is a qualified internal auditor and a member of the Chartered Institute of Housing. Mags is an experienced non-executive director within the not-for-profit sector, both within and outside of social housing. Outside work, she enjoys walking the dog, reading and the occasional family holiday.

Recent Projects

• Board risk appetite workshops – Incommunities, Arawak Walton, Connect Housing.
• Risk management support – Calico Homes, Bournville Village Trust, Arawak Walton.
• Assurance mapping – Barnsbury HA.
• Review of tenancy management service – First Choice Homes Oldham.
• Colleague engagement review – Salix Homes.
• Governance reviews for several RPs.
• RSH inspection support for several RPs.
• Review of customer influence and engagement strategy – Homes in Somerset.
• Website review to support consumer regulation compliance – West Kent HA, Hull CC and various others.
• Consumer Standards review – Connect Housing.
• Emergency Planning support – Railway HA.