Appointments made: April 2024 to March 2025
Updated 31 May 2024
Applies to England
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May 2024
Social Work England: Chair
Following a decision by the Secretary of State for Education on 24 May, Andrew McCulloch’s appointment as interim Chair of the Board for Social Work England has been extended for an additional 6 months from 1 June 2024.
Remuneration is £450 per day for a time commitment of up to 40 days for the period of the extension.
Andrew has declared the following interest. He is the chair of General Medical Council Services International (GMCSI) Ltd, which, in the past, has done business with Social Work England. However, there is no current financial relationship.
The register of interests of Social Work England’s board members is published on its website.
Andrew has not declared any political activity.
Social Work England is a non-departmental government body that regulates social workers in England.
Construction Industry Training Board (CITB): board member
Sophie Seddon will be reappointed as board member for the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) from 22 June 2024 for a period of 4 years. Her tenure will end 21 June 2028.
The role is unremunerated and the time commitment is up to 2 days per month.
Sophie Seddon has declared the following interests:
• Non-Executive Director for Novus Property Solutions Ltd
• shareholder of JSSH Ltd, the group holdings of Novus Property Solutions Ltd
• Director and shareholder of Hall Estates Ltd, a property development company
• board member of WISH: Women in Social Housing (NW)
She has not declared any political activity.
The CITB supports the construction industry to have a skilled, competent and inclusive workforce, now and in the future. It is an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Education. Board member appointments are made by the Secretary of State for Education.
Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB): board members
Cameron Gilmour and Stephen Hunt have been reappointed as board members of the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board from 19 May 2024 for a period of 4 years.
The roles are unremunerated and the time commitment is up to 2 days per month.
Cameron Gilmour and Stephen Hunt have not declared any interests nor political activity.
The ECITB supports the engineering construction industry to have a skilled, competent and inclusive workforce, now and in the future. It is an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Education. Board member appointments are made by the Secretary of State for Education.
April 2024
Extension of four Student Loans Company Independent Assessors
The appointments of Michaela Jones, Naseem Malik, Peter Wrench and Jonathan Willis as Independent Assessors for the Student Loans Company (SLC) have been extended for a further 12 months from 1 May 2024.
A remuneration rate of £500 per day pro rata will apply for casework undertaken.
Jonathan Willis has declared the following conflict of interest:
- guest lecturer at Northumbria University
Michaela Jones, Naseem Malik and Peter Wrench have not declared any conflict of interests.
None of the appointees have declared any political activity.
SLC is a non-departmental public body of the Department for Education. Independent Assessor appointments for the SLC are made by the Secretary of State for Education and ministers in the Welsh Government.
School Teachers’ Review Body: board member
Lauren Costello has been appointed to serve on the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB). She will serve from 1 March 2024 for a term of 3 years.
Remuneration is £300 a day for an estimated time commitment of 28 days a year.
Details of political and other interests are available on the OME Review body members: register of interests.
The STRB makes recommendations on the pay, professional duties and working time of school teachers in England. The STRB reports to the Secretary of State for Education and the Prime Minister. It is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Education.
LocatED: board members
Phil Ellis and Julian Rudd-Jones have had their appointments as board members of LocatED extended for 12 months from 1 April 2024. Caroline Tolhurst has been reappointed as a board member from 1 April 2024 for a period of 3 years.
Remuneration is £750 per day for a time commitment of 25 days per year.
Caroline Tolhurst has declared the following interests:
- Director of 307 NKR Freehold Ltd
- Non- Executive Director of Wynnstay Properties Public Limited Company
- Director of Mont Fort Limited
Phil Ellis has declared the following interests:
- Director of of Civitas Investment Management Ltd
- shareholder of Aviva, Legal & General, Civitas Investment Management Ltd.
Julian Rudd-Jones has declared the following interests. He is Director of:
- Kajima Estates (Europe) Ltd
- Kajima Properties
- Kajima Partnerships Limited
- Ironwood Estates Limited
- SKSP Limited
- Kajima Student Housing Limited
- GENR8 Kajima Regeneration Limited
- Taiyo Power & Storage Limited
- TPS PSC Limited
- TPS Ford Oaks Limited
None of the appointees have declared any political activity.
LocatED is an arms-length body to the Department for Education (DfE). It is responsible for acquiring and managing sites in England to help deliver new school places for thousands of children. The appointments are made by the Secretary of State for Education.
Construction Industry Training Board (CITB): board members
Rachael Cunningham, Nikki Davis, Stephen Gray, Julia Heap and Herman Kok have been appointed to serve on the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). They will serve from 1 April 2024 for a period of 4 years.
The roles are unremunerated and the time commitment is 16 hours a month.
Rachael Cunningham has declared the following interest:
- preconstruction lead for a Laing O’Rourke contract with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, part of the Ministry of Defence
Julia Heap has declared the following interest:
- Principal & Chief Executive of Hopwood Hall College & University Centre
Herman Kok has declared the following interests:
- Company Secretary of Lindum Group ltd, as a levy payer, Lindum is from time to time in receipts of CITB grant funding for training purposes
- unpaid Chair of Lincoln Group Training Association, a CITB funded independent training group servicing the northern part of Lincolnshire
- Chair Elect of the National Federation of Builders main contractors section
Nikki Davis and Stephen Gray have not declared any interests.
Herman Kok has declared that he is an active member of the Labour Party.
Rachael Cunningham, Nikki Davis, Stephen Gray and Julia Heap have not declared any political activity.
The CITB supports the construction industry to have a skilled, competent and inclusive workforce, now and in the future. It is an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Education. Board member appointments are made by the Secretary of State for Education.