Houses of Parliament
- House of Lords: Lord Clinton-Davis (Labour, life peer) retired on 10 January.
- House of Commons: Welsh Affairs Committee – Stephen Kinnock discharged, Thelma Walker appointed as a member; Selection Committee – David Evennett, Andrew Griffiths and Esther McVey discharged, Chris Heaton-Harris, Christopher Pincher and Andrew Stephenson appointed as members.
Government departments
- Department for Work and Pensions: BPDTS Ltd – Loveday Ryder to become chief executive on 22 January; Pensions Regulator – Mark Boyle reappointed as non-executive chair.
- Ministry of Defence: Charles Forte to become chief information officer at the end of the month.
- Department of Health and Social Care: Care Quality Commission – John Oldham, Liz Sayce and Mark Saxton appointed as non-executive board members.
- Department for Transport: Highways England – David Poole to stand down as executive director for procurement and commercial in March.
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Imperial War Museum – Desmond Bowen and Suzanne Nicholas appointed as trustees.
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Gareth Ward has been appointed Her Majesty's ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Parties
- Labour Party: Chris Williamson resigned as shadow minister for the Home Office (fire and emergency services)
Devolved Authorities
- Scottish Parliament: Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body – Kezia Dugdale replaced David Stewart as a member; Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee – Iain Gray replaced Monica Lennon as a member; Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee – Alex Rowley replaced David Stewart as a member.
- Scottish Government: FinTech Scotland – Stephen Ingledew to become chief executive.
- Welsh Government: Yasmin Khan and Nazir Afzal named as the new national advisers for violence against women, gender-based violence, domestic abuse and sexual violence.
Local authorities: by-election results 11 January
- Kent County Council – Liz Hurst elected for Birchington and Rural – Conservative hold.
- Thanet Council – Reece Pugh elected for Thanet Villages – Conservative hold.
- Lancashire County Council – Matthew Salter elected for Wyre Rural Central – Conservative hold.
- Wyre Council – Peter Cartridge elected for Preesall – Conservative hold.
Consultancies
- DRD Partnership – Pete Bowyer joined as a partner.
Interest groups
- Age UK – Steph Harland named as chief executive, having been in the role on an interim basis.
- Christian Aid – Amanda Khozi to become chief executive in April.
- National Trust – Hilary McGrady to replace Helen Ghosh as director general in March.
- Action on Hearing Loss Cymru – Rebecca Woolley appointed as director.
- Teenage Cancer Trust – Kate Collins named as interim chief executive.
- Marie Curie – Vindi Banga appointed as chair.