DBS register of interests
Updated 2 January 2024
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The following table includes board members at the Disclosure and Barring Service:
| Name and position held | Paid employment or consultancy | Company directorship | Other public appointment | Shareholding relating to DBS business | Unpaid office in charitable or other body |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dr Gillian Fairfield, DBS Chairman and Board Member Joined DBS on on 1 December 2018 |
N/A | Director, Geodoro Ltd | Member of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body | N/A | Trustee, British Association of Cosmetic Nurses Foundation Charity (BACN) Board Member, Maggies Yorkshire |
|
Neil Rhodes, Board Member Deputy Board Chairman Joined DBS on 1 May 2020 |
Director, Kendal Green Associates Management Consultancy | N/A | N/A | N/A | Chair, Lincoln Cathedral Audit Committee Chair, Lincoln Community Larder |
|
Julian Blazeby, Board Member Joined DBS on 17 April 2023 |
Change and transformation lead - Online Abuse Trauma Recovery project - Embrace charity | Director, Julian Blazeby Solutions Ltd Director, Salcombe Rugby Club (Voluntary) |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
|
Mary Cunneen, Board Member Joined DBS on 1 April 2019 |
N/A | N/A | Non Executive Director, Health Service Safety Investigation Body (HSSIB) | N/A | N/A |
|
Samantha Durrant, Board Member Joined DBS on 1 April 2019 |
Owner, photography website: samazooki.com Owner, Geminlogical |
N/A | Board Member , The Insolvency Service | N/A | Treasurer, Brightling Village Hall Charity |
|
Emir Khan Feisal, Board Member Joined DBS on 17 April 2023 |
Board member the Bar Standards Board. Member of the ICAEW’s, Investigations Committee. Director of Corporate Services (P/T) at YMCA London City and North. |
N/A | Board member & Chair of Audit, Companies House. Member and Deputy Chair of Audit, British Transport Police Authority. Independent member of the Department for Education’s Audit and Risk Committee. Board member The Pension Ombudsman. Magistrate, & Judge of the family Court. Non-Executive Director and Chair of ARC, Planning Inspectorate. |
N/A | Governor, Wycombe Abbey Independent girls school. Committee member, Public Service Honours Committee. |
| Colin Reid, QF&P Co-Optee | Head of Safeguarding Education Authority | N/A | Member NI Social Care Council Fitness to Practice Panel Member of Optical Regulators Board CORU ROI |
N/A | School Governor |
|
Jackie Green, Associate Board Member Joined DBS on 1 August 2022 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
The following table includes members of the Strategic Leadership Team at the Disclosure and Barring Service:
| Name and position held | Paid employment or consultancy | Company directorship | Other public appointment | Shareholding relating to DBS business | Unpaid office in charitable or other body |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Benson, Executive Director for Strategy, Performance & Change | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Claire Graves, Finance Director | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Ian Johnston, Executive Director for Disclosure | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Andrew Robertson, Legal Director | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Eric Robinson, Chief Executive Officer | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
|
Martin Skeats, Board Secretary (Not an SLT member) |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Paul Lowton, Interim Director of Barring Operations | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Barry Topham, Executive Director for Technology and Innovation | N/A | Non-executive director, Persona Care & Support Ltd | N/A | N/A | Trustee, Hospice in Rossendale Trustee, Humane Research Trust |
| Rachel Welch, Human Resources and Organisational Development Director | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Paul Whiting, Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director of Finance and Corporate Services | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |