Ex-Government Finance Function chief joins shared services provider – plus all the latest civil service & public affairs moves
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Government departments
- Prime Minister's Office – Lucy Winskell OBE appointed Her Majesty's lord lieutenant of the County of Tyne and Wear on the retirement of Susan Winfield CVO OBE on 18 May.
- Cabinet Office: Council of the Duchy of Lancaster – Lucy Macdonald and Jill May appointed as non-executive members from 24 February.
- Ministry of Defence – General Sir Patrick Sanders KCB CBE DSO ADC Gen appointed as chief of the general staff, succeeding General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith KCB CBE ADC Gen from June. Ministry of Defence Police – Jason Gwillim appointed as assistant chief constable, territorial, crime and support from the end of March.
- Department of Health and Social Care: Care Quality Commission – Ian Dilks OBE appointed as chair, following the Health and Social Care Select Committee's hearing.
- Ministry of Justice: Independent Monitoring Boards – Dame Anne Owers’ tenure as national chair extended from 1 June to 31 May 2023. Lay Observers’ National Council – John Thornhill’s tenure as chair extended from 1 June until 31 May 2023.
Industry
- Shared Services Connected Limited – Mike Driver, former head of the Government Finance Function and senior official at Ministry of Justice has been named as independent chair of the SSCL Board, providing strategic oversight and governance
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Houses of Parliament
House of Lords
- Standing Orders (Private Bills) Committee – Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, Lord Jones and Baroness Thomas of Winchester added; Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank discharged.
Political parties
Labour
- Labour Movement for Europe – Stella Creasy MP appointed as chair.
Devolved administrations
Northern Ireland Assembly
- Christopher Stalford, MLA for Belfast South and principal deputy speaker, died on 19 February.
Northern Ireland Executive
- Independent Review of Invest Northern Ireland – Dame Rotha Johnston and Maureen O'Reilly appointed as panel members.
Local authorities
- Eastleigh Borough Council – James Strachan appointed as chief executive, subject to approval by councillors.
- Isle of Wight Council – Wendy Perera appointed as interim chief executive.
- Southampton City Council – Mike Harris appointed acting chief executive, replacing Sandy Hopkins.
- Tewkesbury Borough Council – Alistair Cunningham OBE appointed as chief executive, succeeding Mike Dawson who will retire on 12 June.
Interest groups
- Air Ambulance Service – Professor Bob Allison appointed as chair of the board of trustees from 1 March.
- Urology Foundation – Rebecca Porta appointed as chief executive; former chief executive Louise de Winter appointed in the part-time role of director of research and operations.
- Save the Children – Kate Proctor appointed as UK news lead from March, working on their child poverty projects in the UK.
Media
- PoliticsHome – Adam Payne appointed as political editor.
Trade Associations
- Royal Institute of British Architects – Nik Benford, Sarah Boon, Jennifer Dixon and Sumita Singha appointed to the board of trustees.
Trade Unions
- Community – Dean Cox appointed as president.
- National Farmers’ Union – Minette Batters re-elected as president for 2022-24.