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Low Pay Commission
17 February 2025
The LPC, the independent body that advises the government about the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage, has reappointed several members to the Commission. These include:
Worker Member: Simon Sapper
Employer Members: Matthew Fell and Louise Fisher.
Independent Members: Jonathan Wadsworth and Dr Patricia Rice.
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Department for Business and Trade
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Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service
17 February 2025
Michael Clancy’s third-term as Low Pay Commissioner, Worker Member, was extended by six months. Further reappointments include:
Worker Members: Roy Rickhuss and Christina McAnea
Employer Members: Matthew Percival and Jayne Haines
Independent Members: Ben Summerskill, Ijeoma Omambala and Simon Lewis.
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Department for Education
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LocatED
11 February 2025
Simon Holden and David Hunter have been appointed to the board of LocatED.
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Ministry of Defence
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Royal Hospital Chelsea
10 February 2025
The Minister of State (Minister for the House of Lords) has
approved the reappointment of Professor Martin Green as a Specially Appointed
Commissioner (SAC), Social Care Expert, for the Royal Hospital Chelsea (RHC)
for a further three year term commencing 1 February 2025 until 31 January 2028.
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Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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Science Advisory Council
10 February 2025
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural
Affairs has confirmed the appointment of four new members and the reappointment
of two members to the Science Advisory Council.
The four new appointees are:
- Professor
Nicola Beaumont
- Professor
Camille Bonneaud
- Professor
Chris Hauton
- Professor
Jane Hill
Members will serve a three-year term, taking effect from 10
February 2025 until 9 February 2028.
Two existing members of the Science Advisory Council have
been reappointed for a second term of three years. Professor Felix Eigenbrod’s
reappointment began on 1 February 2025 and will continue until 31 January 2028.
Professor Marian Scott’s second term takes effect on 1 June 2025 and will run
until 31 May 2028.
The appointments have been made in accordance with the
Ministerial Governance Code on Public Appointments.
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Home Office
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Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
10 February 2025
Following the announcement of 10 leading experts joining the ACMD’s Advisory Council in January, 4 more appointments have been made today.
Professor Karen Ersche
Professor Sunjeev Kamboj
Doctor Lorna Nisbet
Jon Privett
The 4 will be joining the ACMD which provides advice and makes recommendations to the government on the harms caused by drugs.
Professor Ersche is Professor of Addiction Neuroscience at the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge, whilst Professor Kamboj is Professor of Translational Clinical Psychology at the Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology at University College London.
Doctor Nisbet is Senior Lecturer (teaching and research) at the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science, at the School of Science and Engineering, University of Dundee.
Jon Privett will bring his extensive knowledge as an expert witness in drug trafficking with the Metropolitan Police to the ACMD.
The appointments have been made in accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments.
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Department for Education
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Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual)
7 February 2025
Sir Ian Bauckham has been appointed Chief Regulator of the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual).
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Department for Education Departmental Board
6 February 2025
Department for Education: non-executive board members
Naomi Eisenstadt, Steve Crocker, Rebecca George CBE and Margaret Casely-Hayford have been appointed as non-executive board members to serve on the Department for Education Board. They will serve from 1 March 2025 for a period of 3 years.
Remuneration is £15,000 per annum per non-executive board member for an estimated time commitment of 24 days per year.
Naomi Eisenstadt has declared the following interests:
Chair, NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board
Adviser, Social Mobility Commission (contract for occasional days)
Non-executive Board Member, Department of Health and Social Care
Trustee, abrdn Financial Fairness Trust (unpaid)
Trustee, Education Endowment Foundation (unpaid)
Adviser, Thrive At Five (unpaid)
Adviser, Sutton Trust (unpaid)
She has declared the following political activity:
Labour Party member (monthly donation of £10)
Steve Crocker has declared the following interests:
Director, Steve Crocker Consultancy Ltd, engaged with the following:
Bristol City Council – Improvement Adviser, social care and SEN
Oxfordshire County Council – Improvement Adviser
Leo Lion (not-for-profit organisation) – advising on SEN and education
Isle Of Wight Council – mentoring the Director of Children’s Services
Department for Education – Chair, Children’s Social Care Market Interventions Advisory Group
Department for Education – Chair, SEN Change Programme Advisory Group
Ministry of Justice – Independent Lead Reviewer, review of Youth Justice Board
Trustee, National Children’s Bureau
Governor, Pathways SEN School
His wife is a teacher, working for River Learning Trust
He has declared the following political activity:
None
Rebecca George CBE has declared the following interests:
Non-Executive Director, Metropolitan Police
Member, BCS, The Chartered Institute of IT’s Professional Conduct Investigation Panel
Member and Past President, BCS, the Chartered Institute of IT
Member, The Worshipful Company of Information Technologists
Previous role: Managing Partner, Deloitte
Volunteer, Inspiring the Future
Guest speaker (unremunerated), Windsor Leadership Trust
She has declared the following political activity:
None
Margaret Casely-Hayford has declared the following interests:
Non-Executive Director (elected), Co-op Group
Advisory Board, SquarePeg
Adviser, Ultra Education
Trustee, The Radcliffe Trust
Trustee, Concert Theatre Works
Trustee and Director, Gallery of Living History
Patron, Girls’ Brigade Ministries
Patron, Leathersellers’ Academy Schools
Honorary Bencher, Gray’s Inn
Previous role: Chancellor, Coventry University
She has declared the following political activity:
Co-operative Party member
The Department for Education’s departmental board comprises the Secretary of State, executive officials and non-executive board members.
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Department for Education Departmental Board
6 February 2025
Department for Education: non-executive board members
Naomi Eisenstadt, Steve Crocker, Rebecca George CBE and Margaret Casely-Hayford have been appointed as non-executive board members to serve on the Department for Education Board. They will serve from 1 March 2025 for a period of 3 years.
Remuneration is £15,000 per annum per non-executive board member for an estimated time commitment of 24 days per year.
Naomi Eisenstadt has declared the following interests:
Chair, NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board
Adviser, Social Mobility Commission (contract for occasional days)
Non-executive Board Member, Department of Health and Social Care
Trustee, abrdn Financial Fairness Trust (unpaid)
Trustee, Education Endowment Foundation (unpaid)
Adviser, Thrive At Five (unpaid)
Adviser, Sutton Trust (unpaid)
She has declared the following political activity:
Labour Party member (monthly donation of £10)
Steve Crocker has declared the following interests:
Director, Steve Crocker Consultancy Ltd, engaged with the following:
Bristol City Council – Improvement Adviser, social care and SEN
Oxfordshire County Council – Improvement Adviser
Leo Lion (not-for-profit organisation) – advising on SEN and education
Isle Of Wight Council – mentoring the Director of Children’s Services
Department for Education – Chair, Children’s Social Care Market Interventions Advisory Group
Department for Education – Chair, SEN Change Programme Advisory Group
Ministry of Justice – Independent Lead Reviewer, review of Youth Justice Board
Trustee, National Children’s Bureau
Governor, Pathways SEN School
His wife is a teacher, working for River Learning Trust
He has declared the following political activity:
None
Rebecca George CBE has declared the following interests:
Non-Executive Director, Metropolitan Police
Member, BCS, The Chartered Institute of IT’s Professional Conduct Investigation Panel
Member and Past President, BCS, the Chartered Institute of IT
Member, The Worshipful Company of Information Technologists
Previous role: Managing Partner, Deloitte
Volunteer, Inspiring the Future
Guest speaker (unremunerated), Windsor Leadership Trust
She has declared the following political activity:
None
Margaret Casely-Hayford has declared the following interests:
Non-Executive Director (elected), Co-op Group
Advisory Board, SquarePeg
Adviser, Ultra Education
Trustee, The Radcliffe Trust
Trustee, Concert Theatre Works
Trustee and Director, Gallery of Living History
Patron, Girls’ Brigade Ministries
Patron, Leathersellers’ Academy Schools
Honorary Bencher, Gray’s Inn
Previous role: Chancellor, Coventry University
She has declared the following political activity:
Co-operative Party member
The Department for Education’s departmental board comprises the Secretary of State, executive officials and non-executive board members.
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Department for Education Departmental Board
6 February 2025
Department for Education: non-executive board members
Naomi Eisenstadt, Steve Crocker, Rebecca George CBE and Margaret Casely-Hayford have been appointed as non-executive board members to serve on the Department for Education Board. They will serve from 1 March 2025 for a period of 3 years.
Remuneration is £15,000 per annum per non-executive board member for an estimated time commitment of 24 days per year.
Naomi Eisenstadt has declared the following interests:
Chair, NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board
Adviser, Social Mobility Commission (contract for occasional days)
Non-executive Board Member, Department of Health and Social Care
Trustee, abrdn Financial Fairness Trust (unpaid)
Trustee, Education Endowment Foundation (unpaid)
Adviser, Thrive At Five (unpaid)
Adviser, Sutton Trust (unpaid)
She has declared the following political activity:
Labour Party member (monthly donation of £10)
Steve Crocker has declared the following interests:
Director, Steve Crocker Consultancy Ltd, engaged with the following:
Bristol City Council – Improvement Adviser, social care and SEN
Oxfordshire County Council – Improvement Adviser
Leo Lion (not-for-profit organisation) – advising on SEN and education
Isle Of Wight Council – mentoring the Director of Children’s Services
Department for Education – Chair, Children’s Social Care Market Interventions Advisory Group
Department for Education – Chair, SEN Change Programme Advisory Group
Ministry of Justice – Independent Lead Reviewer, review of Youth Justice Board
Trustee, National Children’s Bureau
Governor, Pathways SEN School
His wife is a teacher, working for River Learning Trust
He has declared the following political activity:
None
Rebecca George CBE has declared the following interests:
Non-Executive Director, Metropolitan Police
Member, BCS, The Chartered Institute of IT’s Professional Conduct Investigation Panel
Member and Past President, BCS, the Chartered Institute of IT
Member, The Worshipful Company of Information Technologists
Previous role: Managing Partner, Deloitte
Volunteer, Inspiring the Future
Guest speaker (unremunerated), Windsor Leadership Trust
She has declared the following political activity:
None
Margaret Casely-Hayford has declared the following interests:
Non-Executive Director (elected), Co-op Group
Advisory Board, SquarePeg
Adviser, Ultra Education
Trustee, The Radcliffe Trust
Trustee, Concert Theatre Works
Trustee and Director, Gallery of Living History
Patron, Girls’ Brigade Ministries
Patron, Leathersellers’ Academy Schools
Honorary Bencher, Gray’s Inn
Previous role: Chancellor, Coventry University
She has declared the following political activity:
Co-operative Party member
The Department for Education’s departmental board comprises the Secretary of State, executive officials and non-executive board members.