 Clinton-Davis has held a number of senior positions, including Chairman (1989–96) and later President (1996–97) of the British Refugee Council.Clinton-Davis was Chairman (1980–84, 1989–2001) and later President (2001) of the Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea (ACOPS).He was Vice-President of the Society of Labour Lawyers (1987), Vice-President of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, Honorary Member of the Executive Council of Justice and President of the Association of Municipal Authorities.