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Professor Stephen Hardy

Stephen Hardy was appointed to the Social Security Advisory Committee in January 2024. Stephen is a Professor of Law and the Dean of the Faculty of Business, Law & Politics at the University of Hull.

Stephen has published widely in employment and social security law. Formerly, he was a practising Barrister, specialising in employment, commercial and public law and is an Academic Associate of 33 Bedford Row Chambers.

Since 2011 has been a fee-paid Judge of the Social Entitlement Chamber. He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.

Have you ever wondered how impartial and informed advice makes for better law?

Photograph of Professor Stephen Hardy

The Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) is an independent statutory body which provides exactly that when it comes to social security and related matters under the remit of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and the Department for …

Professor Stephen Hardy reflects on joining SSAC with ‘an insider view’

Professor Stephen Hardy visiting a Job Centre with SSAC colleague Daphne Hall.

As an academic, researching into employment and social security law, I often found myself looking at the wealth of work undertaken by the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) from the outside. Therefore, when they advertised for new Committee members with legal …