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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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Royal Mint
6 February 2025
His Majesty’s Treasury has announced the appointment of Chris Walton as Non-Executive Chair of The Royal Mint.
Mr Walton joins The Royal Mint for a three-year term succeeding Graham Love, who has served as Chair since December 2018.
Mr Walton has a breadth of experience, spending the last two decades as full-time non-executive director across organisations of different sizes and sectors.
Anne Jessopp, Chief Executive at The Royal Mint said: “I am delighted to welcome Chris Walton to The Royal Mint as we continue our transformation journey. This is an exciting time to join us, and I look forward to working together to ensure our historic organisation thrives for centuries to come.”
Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister, Emma Reynolds said:
“I’m delighted to welcome Chris Walton to The Royal Mint as the new Chair. Chris brings a wealth of leadership experience to the role, and I look forward to working with him as he shapes the strategic vision of The Royal Mint in the years ahead.
I want to thank Graham Love for his leadership over the last six years. Graham has overseen a number of successes in his time as Chair and has set the foundations for The Royal Mint of the future.”
Chris Walton added: “It is a privilege to join The Royal Mint during this fascinating period of transformation. With sustainability at its core, the Mint is evolving for the future, and I am eager to support its growth and build on a remarkable legacy.”
The Chair is responsible for providing strategic direction and works closely with the board of directors and Executive Team.
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Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
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Architects Registration Board
6 February 2025
The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the
Ministery of Housing, Communities and Local Government has re appointed Dr Teri Okoro as a Board member to serve their second term of four years, from
01/03/2025 to 28/02/2029
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Architects Registration Board
6 February 2025
The Parliamentary
Under Secretary of State for the Ministery of Housing, Communities and
Local Government has re appointed Ms Cindy Leslie as a Board member to serve their second term of four years, from 01/03/2025 to 28/02/2029.
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Boundary Commission for England
5 February 2025
Sarah Hamilton has been reappointed as a Member of the Boundary Commission for England for a term of 7 years and 2 months. To find out more, click here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/reappointments-to-the-boundary-commission-of-england.
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Boundary Commission for England
5 February 2025
Colin Byrne has been reappointed as a Member of the Boundary Commission for England for a term of 7 years and 2 months. To find out more, click here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/reappointments-to-the-boundary-commission-of-england.
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Department of Health and Social Care
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DHSC Departmental Board
4 February 2025
Camilla Cavendish, Naomi Eisenstadt, and Phil Jordan 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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Council for Science and Technology
3 February 2025
Eight new members have been appointed to the Council that advises the Prime Minister and Cabinet on science and technology.
New members:
Mark Enzer OBE is a Strategic Advisor at Mott MacDonald. He is a Visiting Professor at the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London.
Professor Dame Lynn Gladden DBE is Shell Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Cambridge, and former Executive-Chair of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.
Priya Lakhani OBE is Founder CEO of CENTURY Tech. She co-founded the Institute for Ethical AI in education.
Avid Larizadeh Duggan OBE is a Senior Managing Director, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Teachers’ Venture Growth. She is a Non-Executive Director on the board of Barclays Bank UK.
Professor (Emeritus) Nick McKeown is Senior Fellow at Intel Corporation, Professor (Emeritus) of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Stanford University and Visiting Professor of Engineering and Senior Research Fellow at Oxford University.
Professor Sir Nigel Richard Shadbolt is Professor of Computer Science at the University of Oxford and Principal of Jesus College, Oxford. He is Co-Founder and Chair of the Open Data Institute.
Richard Slater is Chief R&D Officer for Unilever. He was previously Senior Vice President R&D, GSK Consumer Healthcare. He is a Non-Executive Director at Future Origins.
Paul Taylor CBE is Director of Morgan Stanley International, Chair of Interrupt Labs Ltd and Chair of Beyond Blue. He is a Non-Executive Director on the Defence Technology and Innovation Board at the Ministry of Defence.
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UK Statistics Authority Board
3 February 2025
The Authority’s statutory objective is to promote and safeguard the production and publication of official statistics that serve the public good.
The three appointees are:
Peter Barron, who is a Northern-Irish communications expert with senior experience in consumer technology and public affairs. He spent more than 20 years working in television news and current affairs at the BBC, ITV, and Channel 4, before working in external relations at Google from 2008 to 2018, and then at Stripe from 2021 to 2023. Peter holds a BSc in European Studies and Modern Languages from the University of Manchester (UMIST) and is a trustee of the Disasters Emergency Committee and the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration.
Professor Mairi Spowage, who is Director of the Fraser of Allander Institute, Scotland’s leading economic research institute at the University of Strathclyde. Mairi leads research on modelling economic impact, economic measurement, regional economic and trade performance and public sector finances. Mairi has previously held roles as the Deputy Chief Executive of the Scottish Fiscal Commission and Head of National Accounts at the Scottish Government, with almost 20 years of experience of working in statistics and analysis, including transport, household surveys and performance measurement.
Dr Sarah Walsh, a risk and governance specialist who is currently advising clients in different sectors. Sarah has 20 years’ generalist experience, including Risk Director roles at Telegraph Media Group, Guardian Media Group, Save the Children and Imperial College London. Presently, she serves as a non-executive director at the Royal College of Nursing Publishing, including membership of the Royal College of Nursing’s Audit Committee and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee. She also serves as independent non-executive member of the Audit and Risk Committees for Science Museum Group, St John’s Ambulance and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. Sarah holds a Master’s degree in Astronautics and Space Engineering from Cranfield University, and a PhD in Aerodynamics from the University of Manchester.
Appointments to the Board of the UK Statistics Authority are regulated. These appointments were made by Rt Hon Nick Thomas–Symonds MP, Minister for Cabinet Office. The advisory assessment panel was: Sir Robert Chote, Chair, UKSA (Chair of the panel); Steffan Jones, Director, Joint Data and Analysis Centre, Cabinet Office and Zarin Patel, Non Executive Director, HM Treasury.
Appointees began their roles at the end of January 2025.