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DLUHC register of board members’ interests

Updated 17 May 2024

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The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Board and Non-Ministerial Board members are asked to declare any interests or related party interests that are relevant to the work of the department as well as all remunerated outside employment, work and appointments whether relevant or not. Mitigation plans are in place for any perceived, potential or actual conflicts of interest.

Ministers’ interests are recorded and published by the Cabinet Office.

Non-Executive Directors

Alison Nimmo - Lead Non-Executive Director

  • Non-Executive Director - Thomas White Oxford Ltd
  • Non-Executive Director - The Cadogan Estate
  • Chair of Advisory Board - MACE Group Plc
  • Joint chair of SouthKen ZEN+ - a neighbourhood sustainability initiative
  • Member - Imperial College London, Property Committee
  • Commissioner - The Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 (member of the Board & Finance Committee)
  • Partner is a sustainability advisor to the Nationwide Board

Jeff Dodds

  • Chief Executive Officer - Formula E  
  • Directorship: 
    • Formula E Race Operations LTD  
    • Formula E Operations LTD  
    • Formula E Publishing LTD  
  • Chair and Director - The Valuable 500 Charity

Gary Porter

  • Member of the House of Lords, Conservative Peer  
  • Non-Executive Director - Norse Group Ltd (facilities management, property and care provision) 
  • Director - Cleanstreets CIC  
  • Director and joint beneficial owner, Porter and Verrells Limited 
  • Board member, Rentplus Homes (affordable housing provider) 
  • Commissioner, APSE Local Government Commission 2030  
  • Self-employed Policy Consultant (part time and temporary). Clients Heartland Solutions Group (American public affairs and strategic communications firm), Zellar (IT working on Net Zero), Prodo (housing software) inspired solutions (affordable housing) Postlock (finance savings product) 
  • Residential property in South Holland, Lincolnshire from which rental income is received  
  • Member, Public Policy Advisory Group, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

Tom Taylor

  • Chair - NHS Counter Fraud Authority 
  • Independent Non-Executive Director Audit & Risk Committee - HMRC 
  • Board Mentor - Criticaleye Ltd

Officials who are members of the Board or Non-Ministerial Board

Sarah Healey - Permanent Secretary

  • Trustee, Patchwork Foundation

Catherine Frances - Director General

  • No declared interests

Will Garton - Director General

  • No declared interests

Richard Goodman - Director General

  • No declared interests

Jo Key - Director General

  • No declared interests

Matt Thurstan - Director General

  • No declared interests

Brendan Threlfall - Director General

  • No declared interests

Kate O’Neill - Director

  • No declared interests

Jo Rodrigues - Director

  • No declared interests

Claire Metcalfe - Director

  • Secondary employment with HM Court and Tribunal Service as Non-Legal Employment Tribunal Panel Member for London (South)

Nick Coligan - Director

  • No declared interests
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