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Bodies and Offices Regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments

Published 21 May 2026

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The bodies and offices listed below are those which are found on the Public Appointments Order in Council and are regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments, view the full schedule here.

This is not the official documentation, and should not be treated as such. 

Attorney General’s Office

  • His Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate

Department for Business and Trade 

  • Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service 
  • British Business Bank, Chair only
  • British Hallmarking Council 
  • Central Arbitration Committee 
  • Certification Officer
  • Competition and Markets Authority Board
  • Competition Appeal Tribunal
  • Competition Service
  • Departmental Board for the Department for Business and Trade, non-executive members only 
  • Financial Reporting Council
  • Groceries Code Adjudicator
  • Labour Market Enforcement Director 
  • Low Pay Commission
  • Post Office Ltd, Chair only
  • Pubs Code Adjudicator and Deputy Pubs Code Adjudicator 
  • Regulatory Policy Committee
  • Small Business Commissioner 
  • Trade Remedies Authority

Cabinet Office

  • Civil Service Pensions Board
  • Departmental Board for the Cabinet Office, non-executive members only 
  • Equality and Human Rights Commission
  • Ethics and Integrity Commission, excluding political members
  • House of Lords Appointment Commission, excluding political members 
  • Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists
  • Security Vetting Appeals Panel 
  • Senior Salaries Review Body 
  • Social Mobility Commission 
  • UK Statistics Authority Board

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

  • The Advisory Council on National Records and Archives
  • Arts Council England
  • Big Lottery Fund (The National Lottery Community Fund)
  • British Broadcasting Corporation
  • British Film Institute British Library British Museum
  • Charity Commission for England and Wales
  • Departmental Board for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, non-executive members only
  • Gambling Commission
  • Geffrye Museum Trust Ltd (Museum of the Home)
  • Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England (Historic England)
  • Historic Royal Palaces
  • Horniman Public Museum and Public Park Trust 
  • Horserace Betting Levy Board
  • Imperial War Museum
  • Independent Football Regulator
  • The National Archives
  • National Gallery
  • National Heritage Memorial Fund/Heritage Lottery Fund (The National Lottery Heritage Fund) 
  • National Museums Liverpool
  • National Portrait Gallery 
  • Natural History Museum
  • Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest 
  • Royal Armouries
  • Royal Museums Greenwich
  • The Royal Parks
  • Science Museum Group Sianel Pedwar Cymru (S4C) 
  • Sport England
  • Sports Grounds Safety Authority 
  • Tate
  • Theatres Trust
  • Treasure Valuation Committee 
  • UK Sport
  • United Kingdom Anti-Doping Ltd 
  • Victoria and Albert Museum 
  • VisitBritain
  • VisitEngland 
  • Wallace Collection

Department for Education

  • Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
  • Children’s Commissioner for England
  • Departmental Board for the Department for Education, non-executive members only
  • Further Education Commissioner’s Office, Further Education Commissioner and Deputy Further Education Commissioner only
  • His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills 
  • Independent Assessors for Student Finance Appeals and Complaints
  • Oak National Academy, Chair and a maximum of four non-executive members 
  • Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted)
  • Office for Students
  • Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual)
  • School Teachers’ Review Body 
  • Social Work England
  • Student Loans Company Ltd

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

  • Civil Nuclear Police Authority, with the exception of members appointed to represent service recipients 
  • Climate Change Committee
  • Coal Authority (Mining Remediation Authority)
  • Departmental Board for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, non-executive members only 
  • Electricity Settlements Company Ltd, Chair and Senior Independent Director only
  • Gas and Electricity Markets Authority
  • Low Carbon Contracts Company Ltd, Chair and Senior Independent Director only 
  • National Energy System Operator, Chair only
  • National Nuclear Laboratory
  • Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
  • Oil and Gas Authority, Chair only (North Sea Transition Authority) 
  • Salix Finance Ltd
  • UK Atomic Energy Authority

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 

  • Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment 
  • Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
  • British Wool Marketing Board 
  • Broads Authority
  • Conservation Board for the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with the exception of parish members
  • Conservation Board for the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with the exception of parish members
  • Consumer Council for Water 
  • Covent Garden Market Authority
  • Departmental Board for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, non-executive members only
  • Environment Agency 
  • Forestry Commission
  • Joint Nature Conservation Committee 
  • Marine Management Organisation
  • National Park Authorities, with the exception of parish members 
  • Natural England
  • Office for Environmental Protection
  • Regional Flood and Coastal Committees, Chair only 
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • Science Advisory Council 
  • Sea Fish Industry Authority
  • Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat)

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

  • Building Digital UK
  • Departmental Board for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, non-executive members only
  • Information Commission
  • National Physical Laboratory (NPL) Management Ltd, Chair only 
  • Office of Communications (Ofcom)
  • Ordnance Survey, Chair only
  • UK Research and Innovation

Department for Transport 

  • British Transport Police Authority 
  • Civil Aviation Authority
  • Departmental Board for the Department for Transport, non-executive members only 
  • Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee
  • East West Rail Company, with the exception of the shareholder-appointed Special Directors
  • HS2 Ltd, with the exception of the shareholder-appointed Special Directors
  • National Highways Limited, Chair only 
  • Network Rail, Chair only
  • Office of Rail and Road
  • Transport Focus

Department for Work and Pensions

  • Construction Industry Training Board
  • Departmental Board for the Department for Work and Pensions, non-executive members only
  • Engineering Construction Industry Training Board
  • Health and Safety Executive
  • Industrial Injuries Advisory Council 
  • Money and Pensions Service 
  • National Employment Savings Trust 
  • Office for Nuclear Regulation 
  • Pension Protection Fund, Chair only
  • Pension Protection Fund Ombudsman, Ombudsman and Deputy Ombudsman only Pensions Ombudsman, Ombudsman and Deputy Ombudsman only
  • Pensions Regulator
  • Social Security Advisory Committee

Department of Health and Social Care

  • Advisory Committee on Clinical Impact Awards, Chair and Medical Director only 
  • Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation, Chair only
  • British Pharmacopoeia Commission 
  • Care Quality Commission 
  • Commission on Human Medicines
  • Departmental Board for the Department of Health and Social Care, non-executive members only 
  • Food Standards Agency
  • Health Research Authority
  • Health Services Safety Investigation Body
  • Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
  • Human Tissue Authority
  • Independent Reconfiguration Panel
  • National Data Guardian
  • National Institute for Health and Care Excellence 
  • NHS Blood and Transplant
  • NHS Business Services Authority 
  • NHS Counter Fraud Authority 
  • NHS England
  • NHS Litigation Authority (NHS Resolution) 
  • NHS Pay Review Body
  • Office for Strategic Coordination of Health Research, Chair only 
  • Patient Safety Commissioner
  • Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration

Export Credits Guarantee Department (UK Export Finance)

  • Export Guarantees Advisory Council

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

  • CDC Group Plc (British International Investment Plc), Chair and two non-executive Directors only 
  • Commonwealth Scholarship Commission
  • Departmental Board for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, non-executive members only
  • Great Britain-China Centre, Chair only 
  • Independent Commission for Aid Impact 
  • Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission
  • Westminster Foundation for Democracy, excluding political appointments

HM Treasury

  • Court of Directors of the Bank of England, with the exception of the Governor and Deputy Governors 
  • Crown Estate Commissioners
  • Departmental Board for HM Treasury, non-executive members only 
  • Financial Conduct Authority
  • National Savings and Investments 
  • Reclaim Fund Ltd, Chair only
  • Royal Mint Advisory Committee on the Design of Coins, Medals, Seals and Decorations 
  • UK Government Investments

Home Office

  • Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs Animals in Science Committee
  • Appointed Person under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
  • College of Policing Board of Directors, Chair and Independent Non-Executive Directors only
  • Commissioner for the Retention and Use of Biometric Material 
  • Departmental Board for the Home Office, non-executive members only 
  • Domestic Abuse Commissioner
  • Disclosure and Barring Service
  • Forensic Science Regulator
  • Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
  • His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services
  • Immigration Services Commissioner and Deputy Immigration Services Commissioner
  • Independent Advisor to the UK Government on Drugs
  • Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner
  • Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration 
  • Independent Family Returns Panel
  • Independent Monitor of the Disclosure and Barring Service 
  • Independent Office for Police Conduct
  • Independent Reviewer of State Threats Legislation
  • Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation
  • Members of the Visiting Committee of any immigration removal centre or short-term holding facility 
  • Migration Advisory Committee
  • National Crime Agency Remuneration Review Body
  • Police Advisory Board for England and Wales, Chair only
  • Police Remuneration Review Body
  • Science and Technology Ethics Advisory Committee
  • Security Industry Authority 
  • Surveillance Camera Commissioner
  • Technical Advisory Board (for the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000), with the exception of Agency Members
  • Windrush Commissioner

Ministry of Defence

  • Armed Forces Pay Review Body
  • Defence Nuclear Safety Expert Committee
  • Departmental Board for the Ministry of Defence, non-executive members only 
  • Independent Medical Expert Group
  • Independent Monitoring Board for the Military Corrective Training Centre 
  • Nuclear Research Advisory Council
  • Oil and Pipelines Agency 
  • Royal Air Force Museum
  • Service Complaints Ombudsman
  • Service Police Complaints Commissioner 
  • Single Source Regulations Office
  • Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

  • Architects Registration Board, excluding temporary Board members
  • Boundary Commission for England, members known as Commissioners, excluding the Chair and Deputy Chair
  • Boundary Commission for Wales, members known as Commissioners, excluding the Chair and Deputy Chair
  • Commission for Local Administration in England (Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman), Ombudsman-Chair only
  • Departmental Board for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, non-executive members only
  • Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Advisory Board, Chair only
  • HM Land Registry, non-executive members only
  • Homes England
  • The Housing Ombudsman
  • Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE)
  • Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board, Chair only
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Valuation Tribunal Service

Ministry of Justice

  • Advisory Committees on Justices of the Peace 
  • Advisory Committee on Conscientious Objectors
  • Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service 
  • Civil Justice Council
  • Civil Procedure Rule Committee
  • Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses (Victims’ Commissioner) Court Examiners
  • Court of Protection Visitors 
  • Criminal Cases Review Commission
  • Criminal Procedure Rule Committee, with the exception of members appointed under section 70(2)(k) of the Courts Act 2003 (members who appear to represent voluntary organisations with a direct interest in the work of criminal courts)
  • Departmental Board for the Ministry of Justice, non-executive members only
  • Family Procedure Rule Committee, with the exception of members nominated by the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service and the Welsh Ministers
  • His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons 
  • His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Probation
  • Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody 
  • Independent Monitoring Authority
  • Independent Monitoring Board of any prison or young offender institution 
  • Insolvency Rules Committee
  • Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman 
  • Judicial Appointments Commission
  • Judicial Pension Board, independent Chair and independent members only 
  • Law Commission, with the exception of the Chair
  • Lay Observers, appointed in accordance with section 81(1)(b) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 
  • Legal Services Board
  • Mother and Baby Units, Chairs only
  • Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements Lay Advisers
  • National Chair of the Independent Monitoring Boards
  • National Council of Lay Observers, Chair only 
  • National Mental Capacity Forum, Chair only
  • Non-Judicial Members of Disciplinary Panels of the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office
  • Parole Board, with the exception of judicial members
  • Persons appointed by the Lord Chancellor under section 2 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
  • Prisons and Probation Ombudsman 
  • Prison Service Pay Review Body
  • Sentencing Council for England and Wales 
  • Tribunal Procedure Committee
  • Youth Justice Board for England and Wales

Northern Ireland Office

  • Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland, members known as Commissioners excluding the Chair and Deputy Chair
  • Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland
  • Departmental Board for the Northern Ireland Office, non-executive members only 
  • Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
  • Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery, excluding the Chief Commissioner
  • Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission 
  • Parades Commission for Northern Ireland

Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland

  • Boundary Commission for Scotland, members known as Commissioners excluding the Chair and Deputy Chair

Office of the Secretary of State for Wales

  • Departmental Board for the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales, non-executive members only

Welsh Government

  • Advisory Panel to the Welsh Language Commissioner 
  • Agricultural Advisory Panel for Wales
  • All Wales Medicines Strategy Group
  • Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum of Wales
  • Aneurin Bevan University Health Board 
  • Animal Health and Welfare Framework Group 
  • Arts Council of Wales
  • Awdurdod Parc Cenedlaethol Arfordir Penfro / Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority Awdurdod Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog / Brecon Beacons National Park Authority Awdurdod Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri /Snowdonia National Park Authority
  • Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board 
  • Cardiff & Vale University Health Board 
  • Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd 
  • Children’s Commissioner for Wales
  • Commission for Tertiary Education and Research (Medr)
  • Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board 
  • Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru
  • Design Commission for Wales
  • Digital Health and Care Wales
  • Education Workforce Council
  • Future Generations Commissioner
  • Health Education and Improvement Wales
  • Hybu Cig Cymru
  • Hywel Dda University Health Board
  • Life Sciences Hub Wales Board
  • Llais Citizen Voice Body for Health and Social Care, Wales 
  • Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales 
  • National Academy for Educational Leadership
  • National Adviser for Violence against Women and other forms of Gender-based Violence, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence
  • National Library of Wales 
  • Natural Resources Wales
  • Older People’s Commissioner for Wales 
  • Powys Teaching Health Board
  • Public Health Wales NHS Trust 
  • Qualifications Wales
  • Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales 
  • Social Care Wales
  • Sport Wales
  • Swansea Bay University Health Board 
  • Velindre National Health Services Trust
  • Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust 
  • Welsh Industrial Development Advisory Board
  • Welsh Language Commissioner 
  • Welsh Revenue Authority
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