House of Lords
- Baroness Manzoor left the Liberal Democrats and joined the Conservative Party.
- EU Financial Affairs Sub-committee - Lord Fink became a member.
- Liaison Committee – Lord Newby replaced Lord Wallace of Tankerness as member.
- House of Lords Commission – Lord Newby replaced Lord Wallace of Tankerness as member.
House of Commons
- Environmental Audit Committee - Thérèse Coffey replaced Rory Stewart as a member.
- Public Accounts Committee – Simon Kirby replaced Harriett Baldwin as a member.
Government departments
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Civil Nuclear Police Authority – Vic Emery appointed as Chair, replacing Philip Trousdell, and Neelam Karkaria as a non-executive member, replacing Stephen Barrett; Competition and Markets Authority Board: Martin Coleman, Jonathan Scott and Amelia Fletcher appointed as Non-executive Directors; Sarah Chambers and Anne lambert appointed as Panel Member Non-executive Directors.
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Keith Allan appointed as British High Commissioner to Mauritius; Katherine Ward appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador.
- Department for Transport: Department Board - Tony Poulter appointed as a non-executive board member.
- Ministry of Defence: Defence Infrastructure Organisation – Graham Dalton appointed as Chief Executive.
- Home Office: Animals in Science Committee – John Landers reappointed as Chair; Ken Applebee, Gail Davies, Malcolm Macleod, Anna Rowland and Gilly Stoddart reappointed as member.
- HM Revenue & Customs: Jim Harra replaces Edward Troup as Tax Assurance Commissioner.
- Serious Fraud Office: Mark Thompson promoted to Chief Operating Officer.
- Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman: Amanda Campbell joined as the new Chief Executive.
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport: National Portrait Gallery – Brian Allen reappointed to the board.
Parties
- Scottish National Party: Angus Robertson elected as Deputy Leader.
- Labour Party: Rosie Winterton appointed as Party Envoy to the Party of European Socialists.
Local authority by-election Results October 13
- Cumbria County Council - Steve Rooke elected for Windermere – Liberal Democrat hold.
- South Lakeland District Council - Andrew Jarvis elected for Windermere Bowness North – Liberal Democrat hold.
- Kent County Council - Michael Horwood elected for Swanley – Conservative hold.
- Sevenoaks District Council – Clare Barnes elected for Swanley Christchurch & Swanley Village –Conservative hold.
- Lancaster City Council - Ian Clift elected for Westgate – Labour hold.
- Lewisham Council – Sophie McGeevor elected for Brockley – Labour holdl; Joyce Jacca elected for Evelyn – Labour hold.
- North Kesteven District Council - Cat Mills elected for Cliff Villages – Lincolnshire Independents hold.
- Poole Council - Vikki Slade elected for Broadstone – Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative.
- Tandridge District Council - Phil Davies elected for Limpsfield - Oxted and Limpsfield Residents Group gain from Conservative.
Industry, interest groups and think tanks
- National Citizen Service Trust - David Cameron announced as the Chair of Patrons.
- British Chambers of Commerce - Adam Marshall named as the new Director-General.
- London First – Jasmine Whitbread to join as Chief Executive in December, replacing Baroness Valentine.
- Open Europe - Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise appointed as Chair, Stephen Booth as Acting Director and Director of Policy and Research.