Houses of Parliament
House of Lords: Baroness Jowell (Labour, life peer) died 12 May.
- EU Financial Affairs Sub-committee – Lord Haskins and Lord Skidelsky discharged; Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd and Lord Vaux of Harrowden appointed as a member.
- EU Energy and Environment Sub-committee – Lord Curry of Kirkharle discharged; Lord Cameron of Dillington appointed as a member.
- EU Internal Market Sub-committee – Lord Mawson discharged; Lord Russell of Liverpool appointed as a member.
- Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee – Baroness Andrews appointed as a member.
- Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee – Baroness Watkins of Tavistock discharged and Lord Chartres appointed as a member.
- Intergenerational Fairness and Provision Committee – Lord True appointed as Chair; Baroness Bakewell, Lord Bichard, Baroness Blackstone, Baroness Crawley, Baroness Greengross, Lord Hollick, Lord Holmes of Richmond, Baroness Jenkin of Kennington, Lord Price, Baroness Thornhill and Baroness Tyler of Enfield appointed as members.
- Regenerating Seaside Towns and Communities Committee – Lord Bassam of Brighton appointed as Chair; Lord Cashman, Lord Grade of Yarmouth, Lord Knight of Weymouth, Bishop of Lincoln, Lord Lucas, Lord McNally, Lord Mawson, Lord Shutt of Greetland, Lord Smith of Hindhead, Baroness Valentine, Baroness Whitaker and Baroness Wyld appointed as members.
- Rural Economy Committee – Lord Foster of Bath appointed as chair; Earl of Caithness, Lord Carter of Coles, Lord Colgrain, Lord Curry of Kirkharle, Lord Dannatt, Baroness Humphreys, Baroness Mallalieu, Baroness O’Cathain, Baroness Pitkeathley, Baroness Rock and Baroness Young of Old Scone appointed as members.
- Betting Act 2010 Committee – Lord Saville of Newdigate appointed as chair; Lord Empey, Baroness Fookes, Lord Gold, Lord Grabiner, Lord Haskel, Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, Lord Hutton of Furness, Lord Plant of Highfield, Baroness Primarolo, Baroness Stunell and Lord Thomas of Gresford appointed as members.
- Draft Health Service Safety Investigations Bill Joint Committee – Baroness Billingham, Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen, Baroness Eaton, Lord Elder, Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope and Baroness Watkins of Tavistock appointed as members.
Government departments
- Home Office: Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner – Kevin Hyland resigned as commissioner.
- HM Treasury: Georgina O’Leary appointed as Fintech Envoy for Northern Ireland and Richard Theo for Wales.
- Ministry of Defence: Andy Adams appointed as chief constable of the Ministry of Defence policy, having been in the role on an interim basis.
- Single Source Regulations Office – Neil Swift appointed as chief executive, having been in the role on an interim basis.
Parties
- Scottish Conservatives: Peter Chapman resigned as shadow cabinet secretary for rural economy and connectivity.
- UK Independence Party Wales: Caroline Jones replaced Neil Hamilton as Assembly group leader.
Devolved authorities
Scottish Parliament
- Equalities and Human Rights Committee – Oliver Mundell replaced Jamie Greene as a member.
- Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee – Alexander Stewart replaced Jackson Carlaw as a member, Jamie Greene replaced Rachael Hamilton.
- Public Petitions Committee – Rachael Hamilton replaced Michelle Ballantyne as member.
- Social Security Committee – Michelle Ballantyne replaced Adam Tomkins as a member.
- The Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee – Tom Mason replaced Alexander Stewart as a member.
Local authorities
By-election results 17 May
- Suffolk Coastal Council – Susan Geater elected for Leiston – Conservative hold. (Ian Pratt resigned).
- Lancaster Council – Peter Rivet elected for Skerton West – Labour hold. (Roger Sherlock died); Amara Betts-Patel and Oliver Robinson elected for University & Scotforth Rural – Labour gain from Green and Labour hold. (Sam Armstrong and Lucy Atkinson resigned.)
Media
- BBC Appeals Advisory Committee – John Low appointed as chair replacing Fiona Ellis in June.
Interest groups
- Oxfam – Mark Goldring to stand down as chief executive at the end of the year.
- National Citizen Service Trust – Paul Holmes joined as public policy adviser.
- Y Care International – Leigh Daynes appointed as chief executive.
- Together for Shorter Lives – Andrew Fletcher appointed as chief executive replacing Barbara Gelb on 25 June.
- The Association of NHS Charities – Ellie Orton to become chief executive on 2 July, replacing Amanda Witherall.
Consultancies
- Weber Shandwick – Jon McLeod to stand down as corporate, financial and public affairs chair.