Legal & Compliance - September 2025

Shazia is General Counsel and manages the Legal and Compliance team, joining APSCo in 2021. Shazia is a UK qualified lawyer with over 15 years extensive international expertise gained in both private practice and in house. She has worked across diverse industries including the recruitment sector, overseeing corporate, commercial and employment law matters.

Shazia provides expert guidance to members and trusted partners on legal issues and regulatory changes affecting the industry, overseeing our members’ and trusted partners’ adherence to our codes of conduct, and delivering legal services to members including model documents, precedents, legal updates, and the legal helpdesk. She works alongside Tania Bowers on APSCo's public affairs, representing our members’ interests in consultations with the government and other bodies on regulatory change.

Rajia joined APSCo in September 2019 as a Legal Advisor. 
She is a graduate in Law from the University of Westminster and comes with experience providing legal advice within the recruitment sector.

Her position at APSCo involves advising members and affiliates on legal and compliance issues and supports the Legal Team to deliver a variety of legal services from model contracts and guidance, to training and the Legal Helpdesk.

Jimmy Stocker is a Legal Advisor at APSCo with 13 years’ experience; 5 years of which was gained working directly in the recruitment sector. Jimmy assists members with their queries on the APSCo Legal Helpdesk offering practical recommendations to members. Jimmy also assists with APSCo Compliance+ Standards Committee meetings in both the Education and Social Work sectors. He also delivers the APSCo Legal and Compliance and APSCo Contract courses.