UK government
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Westminster Foundation for Democracy – James Deane appointed as independent governor to the board for three years until 18 December 2026.
- Department of Health and Social Care: Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman – Amerdeep Somal appointed as ombudsman.
- Ministry of Justice – Sir Bob Neil appointed as honorary King’s Counsel (KC Hons). HM Inspectorate of Probation – Martin Jones appointed as His Majesty’s chief inspector of probation for three years from 1 March. Law Officers – Robert Courts was sworn in as His Majesty’s solicitor general on 22 January and appointed to the rank and office of King’s Counsel.
- Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities – Adam Hawksbee appointed as interim chair of the Towns Unit. Eleanor Brazil appointed as children’s services lead on the London Borough of Croydon Improvement and Assurance Panel.
- Department for Transport: Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain – Gerallt Evans to retire as traffic commissioner for the North-West of England on 31 January; he will continue as deputy traffic commissioner; Claire Gilmore to stand down as traffic commissioner for Scotland from May; Kenneth Young appointed as deputy traffic commissioner for Scotland.
Houses of Parliament
House of Commons
House of Lords
- Baroness McGregor-Smith was Conservative, now non-affiliated.
- Lord Tomlinson (Labour/Co-op, life peer) died on 20 January.
- The Bishop of Hereford was introduced in the House of Lords on 23 January.
- Lord Irvine of Lairg (Labour, life peer) granted a leave of absence on 24 January.
- Committees:
NEW Arbitration Bill (Special Public Bill Committee) – Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd appointed as chair; Lord Bellamy, Lord Hacking, Lord Haselhurst, Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames, Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede, Lord Roborough, Lord Sandhurst and Lord Smith of Hindhead added.
NEW Financial Services Regulation Committee – Lord Forsyth of Drumlean appointed as chair; Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted, Baroness Donaghy, Lord Eatwell, Lord Grabiner, Lord Hill of Oareford, Lord Hollick, Lord Kestenbaum, Lord Lilley, Baroness Noakes, Lord Sharkey, Lord Smith of Kelvin and Lord Vaux of Harrowden added.
NEW Food, Diet and Obesity Committee – Baroness Walmsley appointed as chair; Baroness Boycott, Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe, Baroness Browning, Earl of Caithness, Lord Colgrain, Baroness Goudie, Baroness Jenkin of Kennington, Lord Krebs, Baroness Pitkeathley, Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick and Baroness Suttie added.
NEW Modern Slavery Act 2015 Committee – Baroness Barker, Bishop of Bristol, Baroness Butler-Sloss, Baroness Hamwee, Baroness Henig, Lord Hope of Craighead, Lord Kempsell, Lord Randall of Uxbridge, Baroness Shephard of Northwold, Lord Smith of Hindhead, Lord Watson of Invergowrie, Lord Watts and Lord Whitty added.
NEW Preterm Birth Committee – Lord Patel appointed as chair; Viscount Colville of Culross, Baroness Cumberlege, Lord Hampton, Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge, Baroness Seccombe, Baroness Thornhill, Baroness Watkins of Tavistock, Lord Winston and Baroness Wyld added.
NEW Statutory Inquiries Committee – Lord Norton of Louth appointed as chair; Lord Aberdare, Lord Addington, Baroness Berridge, Baroness Chakrabarti, Lord Davidson of Glen Clova, Baroness D'Souza, Lord Faulks, Lord Grantchester, Lord Hendy, Baroness Sanderson of Welton and Lord Wallace of Tankerness added.
- All following committee changes effective from 31 January:
Built Environment Committee – Baroness Andrews, Lord Bailey of Paddington, Viscount Hanworth, Baroness Janke, Lord Mair and Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer added; Lord Berkeley, Lord Best, Lord Carrington of Fulham, Baroness Cohen of Pimlico, Earl Russell and Baroness Thornhill discharged.
House of Lords Commission – Lord McLoughlin, Lord Morse and Baroness Scott of Needham Market added; Lord German, Lord Hill of Oareford and Lord Vaux of Harrowden discharged.
Communications and Digital Committee – Lord Dunlop, Lord Knight of Weymouth, Lord McNally, Baroness Primarolo and Lord Storey added; Baroness Featherstone, Lord Foster of Bath, Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie, Lord Griffiths of Burry Port and Lord Lipsey discharged.
Constitution Committee – Lord Beith, Lord Burnett of Maldon and Baroness Goldie added; Lord Hope of Craighead, Lord Mancroft and Baroness Suttie discharged.
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee – Baroness Chakrabarti and Baroness Finlay of Llandaff added; Lord Hendy and Lord Janvrin discharged.
Economic Affairs Committee – Lord Burns, Lord Lamont of Lerwick, Lord Razzall and Baroness Wolf of Dulwich added; Lord King of Lothbury, Baroness Kramer and Baroness Noakes discharged.
Environment and Climate Change Committee – Baroness Sheehan appointed as chair; Lord Frost, Lord Giddens, the Earl of Leicester, Lord Ravensdale, Earl Russell, Baroness Sheehan, Lord Trees and Baroness Whitaker added; Baroness Boycott, Lord Bruce of Bennachie, Lord Lilley, Lord Lucas, Baroness Parminter, Lord Whitty and Baroness Young of Old Scone discharged.
European Affairs Committee – Baroness Ashton of Upholland, Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town, Lord Jackson of Peterborough, Baroness Lawlor and Lord Stirrup added; Lord Hannay of Chiswick, Lord Lamont of Lerwick, Lord Liddle, Viscount Trenchard and Lord Wood of Anfield discharged.
Finance Committee – Lord Morse appointed as chair; Baroness Buscombe, Baroness Goudie, Lord Morse, Lord Redesdale and Lord Young of Old Windsor added; Lord Altrincham, Lord Davies of Brixton, Lord Lee of Trafford, Lord Levene of Portsoken and Lord Vaux of Harrowden discharged.
Joint Committee on Human Rights – Lord Murray of Blidworth added; Lord Henley discharged.
Industry and Regulators Committee – Baroness Taylor of Bolton appointed as chair; Lord Altrincham, Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top, Lord Best, Viscount Thurso and Viscount Trenchard added; Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted, Lord Burns, Lord Hollick, Baroness McGregor-Smith and Lord Reay discharged.
International Agreements Committee – Lord Anderson of Swansea, Lord Boateng, Lord German and Lord Hannay of Chiswick added; Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town, Lord Kerr of Kinlochard, Lord Razzall and Lord Watts discharged.
International Relations and Defence Committee – Lord Alderdice, Lord Bruce of Bennachie, Baroness Crawley, Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie, Lord Grocott and Lord Houghton of Richmond added; Lord Anderson of Swansea, Lord Boateng, Lord Campbell of Pittenweem, Lord Stirrup, Baroness Sugg and Lord Teverson discharged.
Justice and Home Affairs Committee – Lord Foster of Bath appointed as chair; Lord Berkeley, Baroness Buscombe, Lord Dubs, Lord Foster of Bath, Lord Henley and Lord Tope added; Lord Beith, Lord Blunkett, Baroness Chakrabarti, Baroness Hamwee, Baroness Sanderson of Welton and Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia discharged.
Liaison Committee – Baroness Garden of Frognal added; Baroness Scott of Needham Market discharged.
Joint Committee on National Security Strategy – Lord Browne of Ladyton and Baroness Tyler of Enfield added; Lord Reid of Cardowan and Lord Strasburger discharged.
Procedure and Privileges Committee – Lord Haskel, Lord Lisvane and Baroness Pitkeathley added; Baroness Butler-Sloss, Lord Faulkner of Worcester and Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall discharged; Lord Goddard of Stockport added as Alternate Member; Lord Alderdice discharged as Alternate Member.
Public Services Committee – Lord Mott added; Baroness Bertin discharged.
Restoration and Renewal Programme Board – Lord Vaux of Harrowden added; Lord Morse discharged.
Science and Technology Committee – Lord Drayson, Lord Lucas, Lord Strasburger, Baroness Willis of Summertown and Baroness Young of Old Scone added; Viscount Hanworth, Lord Holmes of Richmond, Lord Krebs, Lord Sharkey and Lord Winston discharged.
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee – Lord Watson of Wyre Forest added; Lord Hutton of Furness discharged.
Selection Committee – Lord Geddes added; Lord Smith of Hindhead discharged.
Services Committee – Lord Faulkner of Worcester, Lord Hogan-Howe and Baroness Stedman-Scott added; Lord Clark of Windermere, Baroness Deech and Lord Haselhurst discharged.
Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments – Lord Haselhurst and Lord Meston added; Baroness D’Souza and Lord Smith of Hindhead discharged.
- All-Party Groups added to 24 January Register: Beyond Pills; International Mediation and Conflict Resolution
Local Authorities
- Kidderminster Town Council – Hugh Peacocke appointed as chief executive.
- Southampton City Council – Andrew Travers appointed as interim chief executive from 29 January.
- Guildford and Waverley Borough Councils – Annie Righton appointed as interim chief executive, until permanent chief executive Pedro Wrobel starts on 8 April.
Industry
Corporates
- Merit Group – David Beck stands down as chief executive; Phil Machray appointed as chief executive, and continues as chief financial officer.
Interest Groups
- Brake – Ross Moorlock appointed as chief executive, he was previously interim chief executive.
- Galop – Leni Morris stands down as chief executive; Amy Roch appointed as interim chief executive.
- Index on Censorship – Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent to stand down as chief executive.
- Mayhew – Sherine Wheeler to stand down as chief executive at the end of March; Elvira Meucci-Lyons appointed as chief executive.
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