Latest civil service & public affairs moves – January 15

UK government

• Department for Business and Trade: Competition Appeal Tribunal – Andrew Taylor, Antony Woodgate, Hugh Kelly, Ioannis Kokkoris, Ioannis Lianos, Keith Derbyshire and Lesley Farrell appointed to the panel of ordinary members from 10 January.
• Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Anti-Doping Agency – Ama Agbeze and Nicola Shannon appointed as board members for four years. British Film Institute – Jay Hunt appointed as chair for four years from 16 February.
• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – Dr Margaret Bates appointed as head for the UK Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) for Packaging Scheme Administrator for two years from 2025. Animal Welfare Committee – Dr Romain Pizzi, Dr Pen Rashbass, Professor Sarah Wolfensohn and Dr James Yeates re-appointed as members for four years from 1 January. DEFRA board – Chris Tyas appointed as non-executive board member for three years.
• Department for Transport: Cranston Inquiry – Sir Ross Cranston appointed as chair.
• HM Treasury: Prudential Regulation Committee – John Taylor reappointed as a member for three years from 14 January 2024. Antony Jenkins reappointed as a member for three years from 5 April 2024. Tanya Castell reappointed as a member for three years from 1 September 2024.
• Department for Work and Pensions: Pensions Ombudsman – Anthony Arter appointed as interim chair.

Non-Ministerial Departments

• Government Economic Service – Sam Beckett appointed as sole head of the Government Economic Service.
• The Charity Commission – Will Lifford reappointed for three years from 18 January.

Political Honours conferred December 2023

• Karen Bradley MP – DBE
• David Davis MP – KCB
• Liam Fox MP – Knighthood
• Jeremy Quin MP – Knighthood
• Parliamentarian Resignation Honours December 2023:
• Jackie Doyle-Price MP – DBE
• Alec Shelbrooke MP – KBE
• Rob Butler MP – OBE
• Suzanne Webb MP – OBE

Parliamentarian New Years Honours January 2024

• Archbishop of Canterbury – GCVO
• Lord Offord of Garvel – CVO
• Margaret Beckett MP – GBE
• Siobhain Mcdonagh MP – DBE
• Sajid Javid MP – Knighthood
• Yvonne Fovargue MP – CBE
• Liz Smith MSP – CBE
• Mark Garnier MP – OBE
• Maggie Throup MP – OBE
• Baroness Fall – MBE
• Pam Gosal MSP – MBE

Houses of Parliament

House of Commons

• Chris Skidmore appointed as steward and bailiff of the Three Hundreds of Chiltern on 8 January. A writ was moved on 11 January for a by-election will take place to elect a new MP for Kingswood – expected to take place on 15 February.
• A writ was also moved on 11 January for a by-election will take place to elect a new MP for Wellingborough – which will take place on 15 February.

House of Lords

• Lord Skidelsky (Crossbench, life peer) returned from suspension on 22 December 2023.
• Resignation Peerages December 2023: Matthew Elliott (political strategist and formerly chief executive of Vote Leave); Jon Moynihan (formerly chief executive and executive chairman of PA Consulting Group; formerly chairman of Vote Leave); and Ruth Porter (deputy chief of Staff to the former Prime Minister in 2022)

Devolved Administrations

Welsh Government

• National Library of Wales – Rhodri Llwyd Margan appointed as chief executive.

Northern Ireland Executive

• Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs – Shane Lynch appointed as non-executive board member to the departmental board for three years from 1 January.
• Libraries NI – Bonnie Anley appointed as chair from 1 January until 31 December 2027.
• Londonderry Port and Harbour Commissioners – Ryan McCready appointed as chair of the board for four years from 1 January.
• Maze Long Kesh Development Corporation – Mark Adrian, Diana Fitzsimmons, Áine Gallagher, Kevin Gamble, Cathy Gormley-Heenan and Maurice Johnston appointed for five years.
• Northern Ireland Environment Agency – David Reid appointed as chief executive.
• Western Health and Social Care Trust – Dr Aideen McGinley appointed as non-executive (lay) director from 1 January until 31 December 2027; Brian Telford appointed as non-executive (finance) director from 1 January until 31 December 2027.

Local Authorities

• City of Edinburgh Council – Andrew Kerr to retire as chief executive on 14 June.
• Neath Port Talbot Council – Karen Jones to retire as chief executive in late 2024.
• Southampton City Council – Mike Harris to stand down as chief executive this month.

Industry

Interest Groups

• Clock Tower Sanctuary – Fabia Bates appointed as chief executive.
• Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK Executive Committee – Sarah Dickson appointed as chief executive from 3 January.
• Family Business UK – Fiona Graham appointed as chief advocacy officer from 1 January.
• Housing Justice – Bonnie Williams appointed as chief executive from April.
• POhWER – Vicky Browning OBE appointed as interim chief executive.

Trade Associations

• Local Government Association – Joanna Killian appointed as chief executive.

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