Membership - Central Arbitration Committee
Membership of the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC).
The CAC Chairman, Mr Stephen Redmond, appoints a panel of 3 people to decide each application. Each panel consists of a Deputy Chair, one Employer Member and one Worker Member. Appointments to the CAC are made by the Secretary of State for the Department for Business and Trade.
Deputy chairs
| Name | Profession |
|---|---|
| Professor Alan Bogg | Professor of Labour Law, University of Bristol; Barrister, Old Square Chambers |
| John Bowers | Deputy High Court Judge, Employment Appeal Tribunal |
| Benjimin Burgher | Regional Employment Judge, Employment Tribunals (England & Wales), London East Region |
| Naeema Choudry | Solicitor (England & Wales); Partner at Eversheds Sutherland; Fee Paid Employment Judge, Employment Tribunals (England & Wales), Midlands West Region |
| Lynn Collins | Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA); Director of Representation and Organising, Royal College of Midwives; Member, Doctors and Dentists Pay Review Body; Deputy Chair, National Museums Liverpool |
| Susan Cox | Retired Employment Judge (England & Wales) |
| Lisa Gettins | Solicitor (England & Wales); Global Head Employee Relations and Employment Policy, Diageo |
| Andrew James | Employment Judge, Employment Tribunals (England & Wales), North East Region |
| Simon Lewis | Non-Executive Director (Various), Fee-Paid Judge; Barrister; Independent Regulator |
| Rohan Pirani | Regional Employment Judge, Employment Tribunals (England & Wales), South West Region |
| Laura Prince KC | Barrister, Matrix Chambers; Specialist in Employment Law |
| Stuart Robertson | Employment Judge (sitting in retirement), Employment Tribunals (England & Wales), North East Region; Formerly Regional Employment Judge, North East Region |
| Paul Swann | Employment Judge (sitting in retirement), Employment Tribunals (England and Wales), Midlands West Region; Formerly Regional Employment Judge, Midlands East Region |
| Sarah Worth | Chartered Fellow of the CIPD; Regional HR Business Partner DPD Group UK; Engage for Success Ambassador; Former Trade Union Official |
| Dr Charles Wynn-Evans | Solicitor (England & Wales); Honorary Research Fellow, University of Bristol Law School |
Members with experience as representatives of employers
| Name | Profession |
|---|---|
| Amanda Ashworth | Non-Legal Member of the Employment Tribunals; Previously held a number of Senior Employee Relations roles across the Retail, Manufacturing, Chemicals and Utilities Sectors |
| Julia Buck | HR Consultant; Non-Legal Member of the Employment Tribunals; Previously held Senior HR roles within the NHS |
| David Cadger | Retired People Director with 35+ years Experience of Handling Industrial Relations in the Private Sector |
| Elizabeth Cooke | HR Consultant; Previously held Senior HR roles within the NHS |
| Naomi Cooke | Assistant Director (Workforce), Local Government Association |
| Joe Corcos | Independent HR Consultant; Former Public Sector Director of People |
| Timothy Craddock | HR Director, Business Services & Integration, DfT Operator |
| Caron Deans | Independent People Management Consultant with HR Director Experience across Public and Private Sectors |
| Derek Devereux | HR Coach and Mentor; Former HR Director of Constellation Europe and Matthew Clark |
| Paul Doyle | Pay, Reward and Industrial Relations Manager, London Fire Brigade; Formerly HR Director in Higher Education |
| Deborah England | HR Consultant working in Education and Charity Sectors; Non-Legal Member of the Employment Tribunals; Charity Trustee; Formerly worked in Senior HR roles in Higher Education and Financial Services |
| Mustafa Faruqi | Employee Relations Director, BT Group |
| Richard Fulham | Independent Employee Relations Consultant; Previously held Senior Employee Relations roles across Consumer Healthcare, Energy and Financial Services Sectors |
| Kieran Grimshaw | Senior Director of HR Business Advisory and Employee Relations, Equinix; Formerly Head of Employee Relations and European HR, easyJet |
| Kenny Irwin | Employee Relations Director for UK & Ireland, Diageo |
| Alastair Kelly | Assistant Chief Officer, Leicestershire Police |
| Martin Kirke | HR Consultant; Coach; Non-Executive Director; Previously Chief People Officer |
| Robert Light | Board Chair and Non-Executive Director; Former Local Government Leader |
| Rob Lummis | Chair of Trustees, Jaguar Land Rover Trustees Limited; Formerly Group Employee Relations Director, Jaguar Land Rover |
| Rachael Minnis | Freelance People Executive; ex Chief People Officer with 30 years Experience of Industrial Relations within the Private Sector |
| Alistair Paton | Head of Employee Relations and Policy, BBC |
| Mark Pennifold | Current NHSPRB Member; Magistrate; Non-Executive Director; ex-CPO, Essar Oil (UK) Ltd; Former HR Director, Nissan Sunderland, Jaguar Land Rover and Tata Chemicals (Europe) Ltd |
| John Rawling | Independent People Management Consultant; Experienced HR Director; Independent Committee Member |
Members with experience as representatives of workers
| Name | Profession |
|---|---|
| Kathryn Armstrong | Senior Negotiating Officer, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) |
| Joanna Brown | Former Chief Executive, Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists (SCP) and College of Podiatry (COP) |
| Christopher Burrows | Former Chairman of Greater Manchester Police Federation and No1 CopperPot Credit Union |
| Nicholas Childs | Senior Industrial Organiser, National Education Union (NEU) |
| Martin Freedman | Crown Court Magistrate; Former Director of Negotiations and Economic Strategy, Association of Teachers & Lecturers (now the NEU) |
| Matthew Fulton-McAlister | Senior Regional Official, National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) |
| Steve Gillan | General Secretary, Prison Officers Association (POA); Member of the TUC General Council |
| Ian Hanson QPM | Former Chairman, Greater Manchester Police Federation; Lay Member, General Optical Council Fitness to Practise Panel; Lay Member, Nursing & Midwifery Council Fitness to Practise Panel; Independent Member, Taxation Disciplinary Board |
| Mark Holding | Director of Representation & Organisation, Royal College of Midwives (RCM); Former Assistant General Secretary, National Education Union |
| Brian Hooper | Former Trade Union Official and Executive Council Member, Fire Brigades Union (FBU) |
| Dr Steve Jary | Retired National Secretary, Prospect; Member of the London Central Employment Tribunal |
| Joanne Kaye | Former Regional Secretary, UNISON South West; Non-Legal Member of the Employment Tribunals |
| Paul Moloney | Consultant, British Airline Pilots Association |
| Paul Morley | Industrial Organiser, National Education Union |
| Paul Noon OBE | Former General Secretary, Prospect |
| Andy Peart | Industrial Relations Manager, Brighton and Hove City Council; Non-Legal Member of the Employment Tribunals; Former Assistant General Secretary, National Education Union |
| Jonathan Skewes | Consultancy for Skewes Consulting Ltd; Former Executive Director, RCM |
| Matt Smith OBE DL JP | Former Scottish Secretary, UNISON |
| Sean Starbuck | Former National Officer, Fire Brigades Union |
| Morris Stemp | Former Trade Union Official, Musicians’ Union; Current Non-Legal Member of the Employment Tribunals |
| Claire Sullivan | Director of Employment Relations and Union Services, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy |
| Helen Whyley | Director of Service Innovation, Royal College of Nursing (RCN); Retired Executive Director, RCN Wales; Former Trade Union Official |
| Rebecca Wright | Executive Director, Unions 21 |