Latest civil service & public affairs moves — June 11

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


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Houses of Parliament

House of Lords

  • Lord Glentoran (Conservative, hereditary peer) retired on 1 June, a by-election to replace him will take place in due course.
  • EU Committee – Lord Woolmer of Leeds discharged as a member.
  • EU Financial Affairs Sub-committee – Lord Fraser of Corriegarth and Lord Woolmer of Leeds discharged, Lord Giddens and Lord Cavendish appointed as members.
  • EU External Affairs Sub-committee – Baroness Chalker appointed as a member.
  • EU Justice Sub-committee – Lord Gold discharged, Lord Wasserman appointed as a member.
  • EU Internal Market Sub-Committee – Lord Wei discharged, Lord Robathan appointed as a member.

House of Commons

  • Environmental Audit Committee – Glyn Davies discharged, James Gray appointed as a member.
  • International Development Committee – James Duddridge discharged, Mark Menzies appointed as a member.
  • Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee – Sarah Champion discharged, Tulip Saddiq appointed as a member.
  • Women and Equalities – Tulip Siddiq and Rosie Duffield discharged, Teresa Pearce and Sarah Champion appointed as members.
  • Work and Pensions Committee – Andrew Bowie and Emma Dent Coad discharged, Rosie Duffield and Justin Tomlinson appointed as members.

Government departments

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Historic England – Martin Daunton reappointed to the board; British Museum – Charlie Mayfield appointed as a trustee; Charity Commission – Mike Ashley reappointed as a member of the board.
  • Attorney General’s Office: Serious Fraud Office – Lisa Osofsky appointed as director, from 3 September.
  • Department for Education: Construction Industry Training Board – Kevin Mcloughlin, Robert Williams and Steve Fox appointed to the board.
  • Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel – Sarah Elliott, Mary Gurrey, Karen Manners, Peter Sidebotham, Dale Simon and Susan Tranter to be members of the new body from 29 June.
  • Department for Work and Pensions: BPDTS Ltd – Ian Wilson appointed as a non-executive director.
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Jeremy Pocklington to replace Helen MacNamara as director-general of housing in September.
  • Ministry of Justice: Mark Rawlinson joined as lead non-executive board member, Shirley Cooper and Nick Campsie as non-executive board members.

Non-ministerial departments

  • Office of Gas and Electricity Markets: Mary Starks appointed as executive director, consumers and markets from September.

Devolved authorities

  • Welsh Government: Heléna Herklots to replace Sarah Rochira as the older people’s commissioner for Wales; Andy Fry to replace Des Tidbury as chief fire and rescue adviser for Wales in July.
  • Scottish Government: Simon Routh-Jones appointed as chief inspector of Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.

Local authorities: by-election results

  • Mid Devon Council – Lance Kennedy elected for Cranmore – Conservative hold. (Clarissa Slade died).
  • South Oxfordshire Council – Sue Cooper elected for Benson and Crowmarsh – Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative. (Richard Pullen resigned).
  • East Staffordshire Council – Gordon Marjoram elected for Crown – Conservative hold. (Stephen Smith resigned).

Industry

Trade associations

  • British Medical Association – Rob Harwood elected as chair of the BMA consultants committee.
  • Association of British Insurers – Amanda Blanc to replace Andy Briggs as chair in October.

Interest groups

  • Hub for London – Margaret Cooney appointed as chief executive.
  • General Optical Council – Adam Sampson appointed as interim chief executive and registrar.

Corporates

  • Ordnance Survey – Neil Ackroyd appointed as interim chief executive, replacing Nigel Clifford.

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