Government departments
- Home Office: Police Remuneration Review Body and National Crime Agency Remuneration Review Body - Anita Bharucha appointed as chair of both bodies.
- Department for Work and Pensions: BPDTS Ltd - Katie Kapernaros and John Osmond have been appointed to the BPDTS board.
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Neil Wigan has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the State of Israel in succession to David Quarrey from June; Ben Fender has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia; Colin Martin-Reynolds has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Colombia.
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Adaptation Sub-Committee of the Committee on Climate Change - Richard Dawson appointed as a member and Rosalyn Schofield and Ece Ozdemiroglu reappointed.
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: National Gallery Board – Douglas Gurr appointed as a trustee; Information Commissioner's Office: Peter Hustinx appointed as a non-executive director.
- Department for Education: Education and Skills Funding Agency – Irene Lucas named as management board chair.
- Department of Health and Social Care: Care Quality Commission - Kate Terroni to become Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care in May, replacing Debbie Westhead who had been in the role on an interim basis.
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Michael Jary appointed as lead non-executive director.
Non-Ministerial Departments
- Serious Fraud Office – John Kietly appointed as chief intelligence officer, and Liz Corrin to become head of corporate services on 1 April.
House of Lords
- Lord Smith of Clifton (Liberal Democrat, life peer) retired 31 January.
- Lord Cullen of Whitekirk (Crossbench, life peer) retired 1 February.
- Nicola Blackwood joined the House of Lords as Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Conservative, life peer).
Devolved Authorities
- Scottish Government: Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland - Caroline Anderson named as the new commissioner, replacing Bill Thomson on 31 March.
- Northern Ireland Government: Police Service of Northern Ireland – George Hamilton to retire as chief constable in June.
Local Authorities
- By-election Results 31 January: Surrey County Council – Becky Rush elected for Warlingham – Conservative hold. (David Hodge resigned); City of London Corporation – Bronek Masojada elected for Billingsgate – Independent gain from Independent. (Matthew Richardson retired).
Interest Groups
- Citizens Advice: Rebecca Woolley joined as director of Wales.
- Barnardo’s: Wendy Becker to stand down as Chair and John Bartlett to take the role on an interim basis.
- Great Ormond St Hospital Children's Charity: Louise Parkes appointed as chief executive, replacing Tim Johnson in May.
- Muscular Dystrophy UK: Catherine Woodhead appointed as chief executive.
Trade Unions
- National Association of Head Teachers: James Bowen became director of policy.
Consultancies
- Hanover Communications: Mark Burr joins as director of European digital policy.