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Recent non-executive appointments to Department of Health public bodies and committees

Some recent appointments and re-appointments have been made to the Department’s public bodies and committees.

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Human Tissue Authority

Professor Susan Dilly, Suzanne McCarthy, Professor Gurch Randhawa and Rosie Glazebrook have been re-appointed as members for a second term of 15 months from 1 April 2013.

They will be remunerated at £7,883 for a time commitment of approximately 3 days per month.

None have declared any political activity.

Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment

Professor Anthony Lynch has been re-appointed as a member for a third term of 3 years from 1 April 2013.

Members receive an attendance fee of £123 per meeting, plus a reading fee of £30 per meeting, for a time commitment of around 3 meetings per year.

Mr Lynch has not declared any political activity.

NHS Business Services Authority

David Hulf has been re-appointed as a non-executive director, responsible for chairing the audit and risk committee, for a third term of 2 years from 1 December 2013.

Michael Harling, Jeremy Strachan and David Teale have all had their appointments as non-executive directors extended from 1 August to 31 December 2013. Anne Galbraith has had her non-executive director appointment extended from 1 November to 31 December 2013.

The offers of appointment are for a time commitment of 2 to 3 days per month and remuneration of £7,883. Mr Hulf will receive remuneration of £13,137 per annum.

None of the appointees have declared any political activity.

Independent Reconfiguration Panel

Sanjay Chadha, Ray Powles and Nick Naftalin’s current terms of appointment as members have been extended from 31 March 2013 to 30 April 2013.

The offer of appointment will continue to be for a time commitment of 1 to 2 days per month and remuneration of £140 per day.

None have declared any political activity.

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Andrew McKeon has been re-appointed as a non-executive director for a second term of 4 years from 21 May 2013.

The offer of appointment is for a time commitment of 2 to 3 days per month and remuneration of £7,883 per annum.

Mr McKeon has not declared any political activity.

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

John Williams has been re-appointed as a non-executive director for a second term of 2 years from 1 September 2013.

The offer of appointment is for a time commitment of 2 to 3 days per month and remuneration of £7,883.

Mr Williams has not declared any political activity.

Published 17 May 2013