Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 11

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

By Dods People

11 Jul 2022

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UK government

Prime Minister's Office – The Reverend Prebendary James Grier’s nomination to the Suffragan See of Plymouth approved, succeeding The Right Reverend Nicholas McKinnel following his retirement.
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy – Nick Winser CBE appointed as UK's first Electricity Networks Commissioner. Research England – Professor Dame Jessica Corner selected as the preferred candidate for the role of Executive Chair. Corner is subject to a pre-appointment hearing by the Science and Technology Select Committee on 20 July.
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: National Lottery Community Fund – Richard Collier-Keywood OBE, Stuart Hobley, Helen Stephenson CBE and Peter Stewart MVO appointed as Board Members for four years from 1 July until 30 June 2026. Museum of the Home – John Shakeshaft appointed as Interim Chair until 15 August. Science Museum Group – Professor Anya Hurlbert, Baroness Morgan, Professor Gregory Radick and Sarah Sands appointed as Trustees for four years from 1 November until 31 October 2026.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment – Paul Rawlinson appointed as Member for three years from 1 July.
HM Treasury: Financial Conduct Authority – Ashley Alder appointed as Chair for five years from January 2023; Dr Alice Maynard and Liam Coleman re-appointed to the Board for three years.
Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) – Hardip Begol, Mark Farrar, Cindy Leslie, Eileen Milner, Chris Paterson and Clare Pelham appointed as Board Members for three years from 1 July.

Government resignations and reshuffle

Details of last week's resignations can be found here and new appointments this week can be found here

Houses of Parliament

House of Commons

Science and Technology Committee – Committee Chair Greg Clark appointed as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities so an election to appoint a new Chair will take place in due course.
European Scrutiny Committee – John Baron, Adam Holloway and Gavin Robinson added; Andrea Jenkyns, Marco Longhi and Anne Marie Morris discharged.
Health and Social Care Committee – Paulette Hamilton and Rachael Maskell added; Barbara Keeley and Sarah Owen discharged.
Public Accounts Committee – Olivia Blake added; Kate Osamor discharged.
Public Accounts Commission – Jerome Mayhew added; Sir Edward Leigh discharged.
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission – Kemi Badenoch and Michael Gove discharged.

House of Lords

Hereditary peer by-election: Lord Remnant and Lord Wrottesley announced as the two new Conservative peers on 6 July.

Political parties

Conservatives

Christopher Pincher MP – Conservative Whip suspended; he now sits as an Independent MP.

Labour

Kerry McCarthy MP appointed as Shadow Minister for Climate Change.

Devolved administrations

Scottish Government

Mark Logan appointed as Chief Entrepreneur.
Scottish Environment Protection Agency – Nicole Paterson appointed as Chief Executive from October.

Welsh Government

Centre for Digital Public Services – Sharon Gilburd appointed as Chair; John-Mark Frost, Andrea Gale, Samina Ali, Ben Summers and Neil Prior appointed as Board Members.
National Adviser for Violence Against Women, Gender Based Violence, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence – Yasmin Khan re-appointed from 1 August until 31 July 2025; Johanna Robinson appointed from 1 August until 31 July 2025. The role is carried out on a job share basis.

Northern Ireland Executive

South Eastern Regional College – John Nugent appointed as Chair of the Governing Body for four years from 1 August.
Southern Regional College – Dr Thomas Moore appointed as Chair of the Governing Body for four years from 1 August.

Local authorities

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Birmingham City Council – Deborah Cadman appointed as permanent Chief Executive, having been Interim Chief Executive for just over a year.

Industry

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Interest groups

Bookmark Reading – Graihagh Crawshaw-Sadler appointed as Chief Executive from September.
National Voices’ – Dr Charlotte Augst will stand down as Chief Executive towards the end of October, after three and a half years in the role.
UKSA – Richard Stokes appointed as Chair of Trustees, replacing Kevin George who is stepping down in September.

Check out a selection of upcoming courses from our colleagues at Dods Training:

Political Awareness and Influencing Workshop – 20 July 2022 (Online)
Understanding the NHS – 9 September 2022 (London)
How Policy Works – 14 September 2022 (Online) For the full list and to book your place click here.

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