guarantee investors of less than £50,000 a 90% refund. In all, the Government agreed to pay £150 million to investors. Ridley, out of political expediency, added the caveat that the payment of compensation was purely because of the recommendation of the Parliamentary Commissioner. Through his investigation, Barrowclough had forced the Government to change its attitude towards the investors, compensating them for the great majority of their losses. The thoroughness in which he had investigated, a practice for which Barrowclough had hitherto been criticised, had helped secure justice for the victims of Barlow Clowes and the biggest compensation payment ever procured by the Office. Retirement At the conclusion of his term as Ombudsman, Barrowclough served as a council member and tribunal chairman of the Financial Intermediaries, Managers and Brokers Regulatory Association (FIMBRA). Barrowclough moved to Winsford, Exmoor. He chaired the Dartmoor Steering Group, through which he liaised with Army commanders over military activities on the moor. Barrowclough died in 2003. In his obituary he was described as having a fine legal mind with a high sense of fairness and plain dealing. Of his work at the Ombudsman it was commented that he left no stone unturned in his inquiries, working extraordinarily long hours with a small support staff to reach his conclusions. References BARROWCLOUGH, Sir Anthony (Richard), Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 Royal Navy officers Military personnel from Nottinghamshire Ombudsmen in the United Kingdom English twins People educated at Stowe School Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II Alumni of New College, Oxford People from Nottinghamshire Members of the Inner Temple 1924 births 2003 deaths Knights Bachelor Lawyers awarded knighthoods 20th-century King's Counsel