Latest civil service & public affairs moves — February 19

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People


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Government departments

  • Department of Health and Social Care: Operations and Information Directorate, NHS England – Simon Eccles to replace Keith McNeil as chief clinical information officer.
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Geffrye Museum Board – Samir Shah reappointed as chair; Gambling Commission – Carol Brady appointed as a commissioner; UK Sport – Anne Panter appointed as a member of the board; Wallace Collection – Ashok Roy, Kate de Rothschild-Agius and Tim Schroder reappointed as trustees; Advisory Council on National Records and Archives – Moira Andrews, Liz Copper, Peter Gooderham and John Wood named as members; Imperial War Museum – Hugh Bullock and Andrew Figgures appointed as trustees.
  • Home Office: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs – Richard Stevenson, Harry Shapiro, Ann Sullivan, Rosalie Weetman, Derek Tracy, Simon Thomas, Hilary Hamnet and Lawrence Gibbons appointed as members.
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Radioactive Waste Management – Malcolm Morley appointed as chair.

Devolved authorities

  • National Assembly for Wales: External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee – Jack Sargeant replaced Dawn Bowden as member; Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee – Jack Sargeant replaced Mick Antoniw as member; Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee – Jack Sargeant replaced Lee Waters as member.
  • Scottish Government: Creative Scotland – Robert Wilson appointed as chair, replacing interim chair Ben Thomson.

Local authorities

  • Slough Borough Council ​– Nigel Pallace to become interim chief executive on 19 February.

Local authorities: by-election results 15 February

  • Northamptonshire County Council – Jason Smithers elected for Higham Ferrers – Conservative hold.
  • East Northamptonshire Council – Harriet Pentland elected for Higham Ferrers Lancaster – Conservative hold.
  • North Norfolk Council – Saul Penfold elected for Worstead – Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative.
  • Tendring Council – Sue Honeywood elected for St Pauls – Conservative gain from UKIP.
  • Epsom and Ewell Council – Alex Coley elected for Ruxley – Residents Association hold.
  • West Oxfordshire Council – Michele Mead elected for Carterton South – Conservative hold.
  • Teignbridge Council - Lorraine Evans elected for Chudleigh – Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative.
  • Teignbridge Council – Martin Wrigley elected for Dawlish Central and North East – Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative.
  • North East Derbyshire Council – Dick Marriott elected for Grassmoor – Labour hold.
  • Doncaster Council – Frank Tyas elected for Armthorpe – Labour hold.
  • York Council – Kallum Taylor elected for Holgate – Labour hold.
  • Halton Council – Christopher Carlin elected for Halton Castle – Labour hold.
  • Lancashire Council – Stuart Morris elected for Morecambe North – Conservative hold.
  • Falkirk Council – Niall Coleman elected for Bonnybridge and Larbert – SNP hold.

Trade associations

  • Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply – Malcolm Harrison to replace Gerry Walsh as chief executive in July.
  • Association of British Insurers – Clive Bannister joined the board.

Regulators

  • Financial Services Compensation Scheme – Marshall Bailey to replace Lawrence Churchill as chair from April.

Interest groups

  • Oxfam – Penny Lawrence resigned as deputy chief executive.

Consultancies

  • Cratus – Stephen Dorrell joined as a part-time associate.

Corporates

  • Bayer – Neil Gadhok appointed as head of healthcare government affairs.

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