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Chair of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)

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Department of Health and Social Care

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Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

19 November 2024

Anthony Harnden has been appointed. For details about the appointment see the full announcement here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dhsc-public-appointments-2024-to-2025/appointments-made-october-2024-to-march-2025
Royal Hospital Chelsea – Specially Appointed Commissioner – Investment Expert

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Ministry of Defence

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Royal Hospital Chelsea

15 November 2024

The Minister of State (Minister for the House of Lords) has approved the appointment of Guy Varney as a Specially Appointed Commissioner (SAC), Investments Expert, for the Royal Hospital Chelsea (RHC) for a period of three years commencing 1 October 2024 and ending 30 September 2027.
Chair of Met Office - Application Window Extended Until 18 March

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Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

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Met Office

14 November 2024

Simon Thompson has been selected as the new Chair of the Met Office Board and will start his appointment on 1 December 2024.
Arts Council England x2 National Council Members

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Department for Culture, Media and Sport

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Arts Council England

13 November 2024

The Secretary of State has appointed Phil Stokes & Andrew Lovett as Board Members of Arts Council England from 01 December 2024 to 30 November 2028.
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The National Lottery Community Fund - Chair Appointment

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Department for Culture, Media and Sport

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Big Lottery Fund (The National Lottery Community Fund)

13 November 2024

Dame Julia Cleverdon DCVO CBE appointed Chair of The National Lottery Community Fund
The Secretary of State has appointed Dame Julia Cleverdon DCVO CBE as Chair of The National Lottery Community Fund, her four year term will start on 18 November 2024.
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The National Archives x2 Board Members

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Department for Culture, Media and Sport

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The National Archives

7 November 2024

Lopa Patel & Nigel Baker appointed to The National Archives Board
The Secretary of State has appointed Lopa Patel and Nigel Baker as Board Members of The National Archives for five year terms commencing 01 January 2025 to 31 December 2029.
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Non-Executive Director x2: ARAC and Generalist, Regulator of Social Housing

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Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

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Regulator of Social Housing

5 November 2024

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, on behalf of the Deputy Prime Minister, has confirmed the appointment of two new non-executive directors to the Board of the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH).
John Liver and Robert Light joined as non-executive directors (NEDs) of the RSH Board on 1 November 2024.
The RSH undertakes regulation of providers of social housing registered with it, considering how landlords are delivering the outcomes set out in its regulatory standards.
This is an important time for the RSH following the introduction of the strengthened consumer regulation regime in April 2024, which includes routine inspections of large social landlords. The Board will support the RSH to regulate for a viable, efficient and well governed social housing sector that is able to deliver quality homes and services for current and future tenants in the context of its expanded remit.
John Liver has been appointed as Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee for a term of four years from 1 November 2024 until 31 October 2028.
Robert Light has been appointed as a NED for a term of three years, from 1 November 2024 until 31 October 2027, with a focus on consumers.   
Further information on these appointments can be found here. 
Food Standards Agency

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Department of Health and Social Care

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Food Standards Agency

5 November 2024

Susan Jebb has been re-appointed. For details about the appointment see the full announcement here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dhsc-public-appointments-2024-to-2025/appointments-made-october-2024-to-march-2025.

17 September 2024

The appointment of Susan Jebb as Chair of the Food Standards Agency has been extended for 6 months from 1 July 2024 until 31 December 2024.
The appointment will continue to involve a time commitment of 2.5 to 3 days per week. Remuneration for the role will continue to be at a rate of £70,000 per annum. 
This appointment is made in accordance with the Cabinet Office Code of Governance for Public Appointments. The regulation of public appointments against the requirements of this Code is carried out by the Commissioner for Public Appointments.   
The appointment is made on merit and political activity played no part in the decision process. However, in accordance with the Code, there is a requirement for appointees’ political activity (if any declared) to be made public. Susan has not declared any political activity. 
Climate Change Committee, Non-Executive Director Business Expert

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Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

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Climate Change Committee

5 November 2024

The DESNZ Secretary of State and the relevant Devolved Administration Ministers have appointed Professor Swenja Surminski, a member of the CCC’s Adaptation Committee, to the Climate Change Committee to provide a bridge between the two Committees. Professor Surminski fulfils this role from 1 November 2024 until 1 May 2025, when her first term on the Adaptation Committee is due to finish.
Member of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA)

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Department of Health and Social Care

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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority

4 November 2024

Tom Fowler, Rosamund Scott, Anya Sizer and Stephen Troup have been appointed. For details about the appointments see the full announcement here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dhsc-public-appointments-2024-to-2025/appointments-made-october-2024-to-march-2025

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