Transparency data

DCMS register of board member interests: April 2024 - March 2025

Published 15 July 2026

In addition to the Department’s standing requirement for all staff to discuss potential conflicts of interest with their line manager, departmental board members are required to publish on an annual basis their interests or family members’ interests that are relevant to the work of the department to meet the requirements set out in the declaration and management of outside interests in the Civil Service.

This list covers executive and non-executive members of all DCMS Boards as of March 2025. The list will be updated annually to reflect significant changes in the interests of DCMS’ board members. The Cabinet Office publishes ministers’ interests.

Declared interests are based on a member’s judgement of what might form a perceived, potential or actual conflict of interest, as described in the declaration and management of outside interests in the Civil Service. All member’s interests are reviewed by the Permanent Secretary to ensure appropriate agreements and restrictions are in place to mitigate the impact of any conflict of interests on the board member’s judgement in performing their functions and obligations.

At the beginning of every Departmental Board meeting, all members are required to declare their interests. Where a board member declares a potential conflict at meetings, it is recorded in the minutes and the board member takes no part in the meeting for the duration of that item of discussion to ensure the conflict does not affect departmental decision making.

Non-executive board members

Claudia Arney

• Chair of the Board at Deliveroo plc

Dame Patricia Hodgson

• Competition & Markets Authority - Non- executive director
• Policy Exchange - Deputy Chair
• UKRI - Council Member

Larissa Joy

• Chair of the Trust Board at Hawkins Brown Architects
• Non-Executive Director at Saxton Bampfylde Hever Limited
• Chair of The Foundling Museum
• Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee at Charles Russell Speechlys LLP

Ralph Rimmer

• Nil Return

Simon Ball

• Nil Return

Audit and Risk Assurance Committee Members (remunerated only)

Claudia Arney

• See above

Dame Patricia Hodgson

• See above

Larissa Joy

• See above

Ralph Rimmer

• See above

Simon Ball

• See above

Executive board members

Susannah Storey

Relevant interests of family members

Husband:

• Director of Premier Rugby & Away Resorts

Mother:

• Ash Hole, Devon - Owner

Polly Payne

• Nil return

Ruth Hannant

• Nil return

Sam Lister

Unremunerated interests:

• Whitehall and Industry Group- Trustee

Relevant interests of family members:

Partner

• Sony Music - Senior Vice President, BPI - Board Member, British Journalism Review - Board Member, BRITs Trust - Board Member.

Andrew Pattinson

• Nil return

Louise Smith

Unremunerated interests:

• Strategy Director at Aurora Orchestra

Laura Jackson

Relevant interests of family members

Partner:

• Independent non-executive Director of the Women’s Super League

Jonathan Martin

• Nil return

Jennifer Wood

• Nil return

Rebecca Egan

Relevant interests of family members

Partner:

• Assistant Director for Social Policy at the Greater London Authority.

Sarah Tebbutt

Relevant interests of family members

Partner:

• RC Diocese of East Anglia - Finance and Operations Director