Latest civil service & public affairs moves — March 18

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


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Government departments

  • Department for Work and Pensions: Sarah Newton resigned as minister of state for disabled people, health and work.
  • Home Office: Paul Masterton resigned as PPS.
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Sarah Healey named as the new permanent secretary, replacing Sue Owen who retires at the end of the month. Tate Museum board – Anna Lowe named as the youth engagement trustee. Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art – Hayden Phillips reappointed as chair and Christopher Rowell and Peter Barber as members.
  • Department of Health and Social Care: Fiona Caldicott to become the first national data guardian. NHS – Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent named as the first chief midwifery officer.
  • Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland: Shonaig Macpherson appointed as lead non-executive director.
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Natural Enland – Tony Juniper appointed as chair from 23 April.
  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Robert Chatterton Dickson has been appointed British High Commissioner to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

Political parties

  • Labour Party frontbench: Stephanie Peacock resigned as a whip. Ruth Smeeth resigned as PPS to the deputy leader. Yvonne Fovargue resigned as shadow housing minister. Emma Lewell-Buck resigned as shadow education minister. Justin Madders resigned as shadow business minister.
  • Labour Party PLP Departmental Groups: Foreign affairs – Pat McFadden elected as chair, replacing John Woodcock, who left the party. Health – Paul Williams elected as chair, replacing Luciana Berger, who left the party. Housing and planning – Helen Hayes elected as chair, replacing Gareth Snell. International development – Anna Turley elected as Chair, replacing Ivan Lewis, who left the party. Transport – Daniel Zeichner elected as chair, replacing Gavin Shuker, who left the party. Treasury – Wes Streeting elected as chair, replacing Chris Leslie, who left the party.

Devolved Authorities

  • National Assembly for Wales: Petitions Committee – Janet Finch-Saunders elected as chair.
  • Welsh government: Board of Community Health Councils – John Pearce named as the new chair.

Local Authorities

  • By-election results 14 March: Southampton Council – Matt Renyard elected for Coxford – Labour gain from Independent (Keith Morrell resigned). Croydon Council – Leila Ben-Hassel elected for Norbury and Pollards Hill – Labour hold (Maggie Mansell died). Durham Council – John Higgins elected for Wingate – Labour hold (Robert Leo Taylor died).

Interest Groups

  • The Royal National Lifeboat Institution – Mark Dowie named as chief executive.
  • Muscular Dystrophy UK – Alec Raven named as director of development.
  • British Horse Society – Lynn Peterson to retire as chief executive.
  • Fight for Sight – Sherine Krause named as chief executive.

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