Houses of Parliament
- House of Lords: Lord Steyn (crossbench, life peer) died on 28 November.
- House of Commons: Regulatory Reform Committee – Stephen McPartland elected as chair.
Government departments
- Department for Work and Pensions: Social Security Advisory Committee – David Chrimes and Philip Jones appointed as members, and Seyi Obakin reappointed.
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Philip Malone appointed Her Majesty’s ambassador to Mongolia, taking up his position in March; Karen Pierce appointed as UK permanent representative to the United Nations.
- Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy: Central Arbitration Committee – Stephen Redmon appointed as chair, replacing Michael Burton.
- Ministry of Defence: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory – Gary Aitkenhead appointed as chief executive.
- Department of Health: Kate Lampard, Sue Bailey, Ron Kerr, Michael Mire and Mike Richards appointed as non-executive directors of the board.
- NHS Improvement – Ian Dalton appointed as chief executive.
- Department for Transport: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency – Ian Baulch-Jones appointed as non-executive director.
- Ministry of Justice: Judicial Appointments Commission – Anne Rafferty appointed as a senior judicial commissioner and vice-chair.
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Office for Civil Society – David Knott appointed as director.
Non-ministerial departments
- HM Revenue & Customs – Jim Harra appointed as the second permanent secretary from January.
Parties
- Liberal Democrats: Nick Harvey appointed as chief executive.
Devolved authorities
- Scottish Parliament: Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee – Clare Haughey named as convener; Social Security Committee – Clare Adamson named as convener.
- Scottish Government: Ainsley Mann, Wendy Alexander, Martyn O’Reilly and Nick Maclean appointed as trade envoys.
Local authorities
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council – John Sellgren suspended as chief executive.
By-election results 30 November
- Maidstone Council – Rob Field elected for North – Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative. Tandridge Council - Helen Rujbally elected for Westway – Liberal Democrat hold.
- Gosport Council – Stephen Hammond elected for Bridgemary North – Liberal Democrat gain from Labour.
- Torridge Council – Cheryl Cottle-Hunkin elected for Torrington – Liberal Democrat gain from UKIP.
Trade associations
- Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity – Marc Woods appointed as chair.
- NHS Providers – Saffron Cordery to become deputy chief executive, in addition to her role as director of policy and strategy.
Regulators
- Civil Aviation Authority – Richard Moriarty to replace Andrew Haines as chief executive next summer.
Consultancies
- Social Communications – Andrew Cumpsty joined as senior counsel.
Interest groups
- Wise Group – Sean Duffy appointed as the new chief executive, replacing Laurie Russell.
- Youth Music – YolanDa Brown appointed as chair of the Trustee Board.