Government departments
- HM Treasury – Charlotte Hogg appointed as Deputy Governor for Markets and Banking.
- Northern Ireland Office – David Seymour reappointed as the Independent Reviewer for three years.
- Department for Education: Office for Students – Michael Barber named as the preferred Chair of the new higher education regulator, to be established in April 2018.
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office – Simon Smith has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Korea.
Non-Ministerial Departments
- Food Standards Agency – Hamid Ghoddusi, Rebecca McKenzie, Lesley Stanley and Anton Alldrick have been appointed as members of the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes.
House of Lords
- Joint Committee on Human Rights – Baroness O’Cathain appointed as a member.
Labour Party Shadow Cabinet
- Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy – Rebecca Long-Bailey.
- Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – Sue Hayman.
- Shadow Secretary of State for Wales – Christina Rees.
- Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury – Peter Dowd.
Local Authorities
By-election Results 9th February
- Corby Council – Isabel McNab elected for Kingswood and Hazel Leys – Labour hold.
- Cotswold Council – Andrew Doherty elected for Fairford North – Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative.
- Fylde Council – Mark Bamforth elected for St John’s – Ratepayer hold.
- North Norfolk – Marion Millership elected for Waterside – Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative.
- Tendring Council – Mike Bush elected for Great and Little Oakley – UKIP gain from Independent.
Industry & interest groups
- Million Plus – Ann Rossiter is the new Chief Executive
- Russell Group – Tim Bradshaw is the new Acting Director.
- Higginson PR – John and Clodagh Higginson launched this new agency.
- Standard Chartered – Tracey McDermott to become Group Head, Corporate, Public and Regulatory Affairs from 20th March.