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Government departments
- Ministry of Justice Law Commission: Sarah Green appointed as Law Commissioner for Commercial and Common Law and Penney Lewis as Law Commissioner for Criminal Law.
- Department for Work and Pensions: Industrial Injuries Advisory Council - Jennifer Hoyle and Lesley Francois appointed as independent members and Daniel Shears as a representative of employees.
- Lord Young of Cookham resigned as government spokesperson for HM Treasury and for the Cabinet Office, and as a whip.
Parties
- Scottish Conservatives: Jackson Carlaw is the party leader on an interim basis after Ruth Davidson resigned. There will be a leadership election later in the year.
Devolved Authorities
- Scottish Parliament: Beatrice Wishart elected as Liberal Democrat MSP for Shetland on 29 August; Public Petitions Committee – Angus Macdonald is no longer deputy convener; Equalities and Human Rights Committee – Fulton MacGregor is no longer a member; Justice Committee – Fulton MacGregor is no longer a member; Justice Sub-Committee on Policing – Fulton MacGregor is no longer a member; Culture, Europe and External Affairs Committee – Joan McAlpine is no longer Convener.
Local Authorities
- Wirral Council: Paul Satoor appointed as chief executive on an interim basis, replacing Eric Robinson.
- By-election Results 29 August: Bury West Council – Mike Smith elected for Radcliffe West – caused by the resignation of the Leader of the Council Rishi Shori - Radcliffe First gain from Labour; South Lanarkshire – Grant Ferguson elected for East Kilbride Central North – caused by the death of Sheena Wardhaugh, who had been elected for the SNP but sat as independent from 2017 - SNP hold.
Industry
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Trade Associations
- British Security Industry Association: David Scott appointed as managing director of Skills for Security.
Interest Groups
- Islamic Relief UK: Tufail Hussain appointed as director, having been in the role on an interim basis.
- ShelterBox: Sanj Srikanthan to replace Caroline White as chief executive in December.