DWP register of board members’ interests Apr 2022 to Mar 2023
Published 6 July 2023
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
All of our employees are bound by the Civil Service Code – the framework on which the department’s standards of behaviour are built. The consequences of failing to comply are serious and attract penalties up to and including dismissal. The department’s Standards of Behaviour Policy and Procedures apply to employees at all grades.
It is mandated in the department’s internally published Standards of Behaviour Procedures that employees’ interests and activities outside of work must not create conflict of interest or potential for perceived conflict of interest with their official role and they must not bring the department into disrepute. Our employees are specifically instructed in the Standards of Behaviour Procedures never to request special treatment from any client of the department that would benefit their outside interests. Our employees are also specifically required to consult their line manager and seek permission if they are proposing to take up a second occupation or any position with a non-political organisation (political activity is controlled under separate rules) if it could create a conflict of interests, or appear to create a conflict of interests. Further, our employees must seek their manager’s written permission to take up any non-executive directorship during their employment with the department.
In addition to the department’s standing requirement for all staff to discuss potential conflicts with their manager before taking up an external appointment, our Senior Civil Servants are required to declare any interests which they hold to the Permanent Secretary on an annual basis. The information has been gathered during the year and has been reviewed by the Permanent Secretary. The returns were also scrutinised by our departmental Audit and Risk Assurance Committee. We are also in the process of finalising a legal agreement for Charlie Steel for any conflict of interest or unfair advantage that may arise from his association with IWG PLC.
At the beginning of every Departmental Board meeting, all members are asked to declare any new potential conflicts of interest. These are noted in the minutes along with the appropriate action taken to manage them. Where a Board member declares a potential conflict at a meetings, it is recorded in the minutes and the Board member takes no part in any discussions relating to that matter. There were no conflicts of interests registered during board meetings in 2022-23. We managed Nick Markham’s interests with a legal agreement that defined the protocols to be followed to prevent, identify and remedy any conflict of interest or unfair advantage (whether actual, potential or perceived) that may have arisen from the Housing Support initiative.
None of our ministers held directorships that conflicted with their management responsibilities in 2022 to 2023.
In addition, in line with the current Declaration of Interest policy for special advisers, all special advisers have declared any relevant interest or confirmed they do not consider they have any relevant interests. The Permanent Secretary has considered these returns and the following relevant interests are set out in public.
A comprehensive list of directors and non-executive board members’ interests as of 31 March 2023 is shown below .
Ministers
Name | Name of company or organisation | Position Held | Type of Interest (for example pay, fees, shareholding) | Other relevant information |
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Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey MP | East Coast Hospice | Patron | Unpaid | |
Suffolk Coast Rural Responders | Patron | Unpaid | ||
Friends of St. Mary’s College, Crosby | Patron | Unpaid | ||
Suffolk Agricultural Association | Life Vice President | Unpaid | ||
International Distribution Services PLC (formerly Royal Mail Group PLC) | Shareholding | |||
Guy Opperman MP | Nil Return | |||
Chloe Smith MP | Norwich for Jobs strategic board | Member | Unpaid | Co led by DWP |
Wensum Academy Trust | Member | Unpaid | ||
Great Eastern Mainline Rail Taskforce | Member | Unpaid | ||
YMCA Norfolk | Patron | Unpaid | ||
Eating Matters | Patron | Unpaid | ||
Surviving Together | Patron | Unpaid | ||
Norfolk and Norwich Novi Sad Association | Honorary VP | Unpaid | ||
David Rutley MP | East Cheshire Hospice | Vice President | Unpaid | |
NSPCC East Cheshire Branch | Patron | Unpaid | ||
Bridgend Centre | Patron | Unpaid | ||
Bollington Iniative Trust | Patron | Unpaid | ||
Rossendale Trust | Patron | Unpaid | ||
Poynton Youth and Community Centre | Honorary president | Unpaid | ||
Mims Davies MP | Building Hereos Education Foundation | Trustee | Unpaid | Resigned March 2019 |
Baroness Stedman-Scott OBE DL | The For Baby’s Sake Trust | Trustee | Unpaid | Resigned November 2019 |
Salvation Army For baby’s sake | Trustee | Unpaid | Resigned November 2019 | |
Victoria Prentis MP | Nil Return | |||
Laura Trott MBE MP | Spouse/Partner is a partner at PWC - there are plans in place handle any conflicts of interest | |||
Tom Pursglove MP | Corby Town Deal Board | Member | Unpaid | |
Alex Burghart MP | Nil Return | |||
Julie Marson MP | Nil Return | |||
Rt Hon Mel Stride MP | Nil Return | |||
Claire Coutinho MP | Nil Return | |||
Lord James Younger | Nil Return |
Departmental Board non-executive members
Name | Name of company or organisation | Position Held | Type of Interest (for example pay, fees, shareholding) | Other relevant information |
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Lord Nick Markham | AnyNest RP Ltd | Director | Unpaid | Dissolved October 2021 |
VHS Retail Ltd (formerly Beetamax Professional Services Limited) | Director | Shareholding | In liquidation | |
Chock Professional Services Ltd | Director | Shareholding | Resigned September 2022 | |
Cignpost Diagnostics Ltd | Co-founder and Director | Fees and shareholder | Resigned September 2022 | |
Cignpost Investments Ltd | Director | shareholdings | Resigned as Director September 2022 | |
Cignpost Medical Services Ltd | Director | Shareholding | Is part of Cignpost Diagnostics Ltd group. Resigned September 2022 | |
Farnborough Park Consulting | Director | Fees and shareholder | Resigned September 2022 | |
Forton Firewood and Sawmill Ltd | Director | Shareholding | Resigned April 2023 | |
Fusion Swansea DEVCO Ltd | Director | Shareholding | Resigned March 2019 | |
Hana Investments Ltd | Director | Unpaid | Company dissolved January 2023 | |
Inchora ltd | Director | Fees and shareholder | Resigned September 2022. | |
Inview Africa | Director | Paid and shareholder | Resigned March 2020 | |
Inview Africa DSO LLP | Shareholding | Dissolved November 2020 | ||
Inview Interactive Ltd | Director | Shareholding | Resigned Septemhber 2022 | |
Inview Nigeria | Director | Paid and shareholder | Resigned March 2020 | |
Inview Solutions | Director | Paid and shareholder | Dissolved January 2021 | |
Inview Technology Ltd | Chair | Paid and shareholder | Resigned November 2019 | |
Red Knife Ltd (formerly Little Boat Ltd) | Director | Unpaid | Resigned June 2021 | |
London & Continental Railways Ltd | Director / Chair | Paid | This company is involved with the Housing Support Initiative. The department is managing any conflict that may arise with a legal agreement that defines the protocols to be followed. Resigned September 2022 | |
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | Non-executive Director | Paid | End of term December 2018 | |
Penneys XI Ltd | Director | Paid and shareholder | ||
Project Little Boat Ltd | Director | Unpaid | Dissolved April 2022 | |
R2B H Ltd | Director | Fees and shareholder | ||
Safe Haven London | Trustee | Unpaid | Resigned September 2022 | |
Seed Developments Ltd | Director | Shareholding | Resigned Septemhber 2022 | |
Seed Invesco Ltd | Director | Shareholding | Resigned Septemhber 2022 | |
Simple Sowing Ltd | Director | Shareholding | Resigned Septemhber 2022 | |
Super Subs (Blandford) Ltd | Director | Shareholding | Resigned April 2018 | |
Super Subs (Shaftsbury) Ltd | Director | Shareholding | Resigned May 2021 | |
Top up TV 2 Ltd | Director | Shareholding | Resigned Septemhber 2022 | |
Top up TV Europe Ltd | Director | Shareholding | Resigned Septemhber 2022 | |
Top up TV Holdings Ltd | Director | Shareholding | Resigned Septemhber 2022 | |
VHS (Retail) Ltd | Director | Shareholding | Dissolved July 2021 | |
Duke Midco Limited | Director | Shareholding | Resigned June 2018 | |
ZPW Investments | Inview Technology Ltd was a director of this company until it resigned March 2021 | |||
David Holt | Ebbsfleet Development Corporation | Deputy Chair | Paid | Executive NDPB sponsored by the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government. Resigned January 2022 |
Hanover Housing Association | Non-executive Board Member | Paid | Resigned November 2018 | |
Hanover Housing Developments Ltd | Non-executive Board Member | Paid | Resigned November 2018 | |
Hanover Housing Ltd | Non-executive Board Member | Paid | Resigned November 2018 | |
Planning Inspectorate | Non-Executive Director | Fees | Executive NDPB sponsored by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Government End of Term December 2019. | |
Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust | Senior Independent Director | Paid | End of term October 2022 | |
Whittingham Health NHS Trust | Non-executive Director | Paid | Resigned December 2019 | |
Ministry of Defence | Non-executive Director | Paid | ||
Norfold and Waveney NHS Integrated Care Board | Non-executive Director | Paid | ||
Ashley Machin | Lloyds Banking Group | Shareholding | ||
Masthaven Bank | Chair | Paid | ||
Atlanta Insurance Intermediaries Limited (formerly Swinton Group Ltd) | Non-executive Director | Paid | Resigned December 2018 | |
Eleanor Shawcross | COSMIC | Trustee | Unpaid | Resigned October 2022 |
Primary School Governing Board | Governor | Unpaid | Resigned October 2022 | |
The BookTrust | Trustee | Unpaid | Resigned October 2019 | |
Zinc | Visiting Fellow | Unpaid | Commenced February 2022 | |
Wimpole Street Residents Association | Director | Unpaid | ||
Valerie Hughes-D’Aeth | BBC | Chief HR Officer | Paid | Resigned November 2019 |
CIPD | Chair | Unpaid | ||
VHD Consulting Ltd | Mentor and Consultant | Fees | Small amount of paid mentoring work. Potentially 40 days paid consultancy work over a 6 month period | |
David Bennett | Ashmore Group plc | Chair | Fees | Resigned April 2022 |
Blemain Finance Ltd | Director | Fees | Resigned January 2019 | |
Clydesdale Bank PLC | Director | Fees | ||
David Bennett Avisory Ltd | Director | Paid | Resigned April 2020 | |
Spouse/Partner is a Non-Executive Director for HMT - there are plans in place handle any conflicts of interest | ||||
M:QUBE | Advisor | Fees | ||
Paypal (Europe) S.a.r.L et cie | Director | Fees | ||
PayPal Australia | Advisor | Pay | Resigned 30/09/2022 | |
PayPal Digital Currency | Advisor | Pay | ||
Rugby School | Governor | Unpaid | Resigned June 2020 | |
Spot Finance Ltd | Director | Fees | Resigned January 2019 | |
Together123 Ltd | Director | Fees | Resigned January 2019 | |
Together Personal Finance Ltd | Director | Fees | Resigned January 2019 | |
Virgin Money Limited (Formerly Virgin Money PLC) | Director | Fees | Resigned May 2021 | |
Virgin Money UK PLC | Chair | Paid | ||
Allfund Group | Chair | Paid | ||
Ian Wilson | BPDTS Ltd | Non-executive Director | Paid | Resigned June 2021 |
Church of England Pensions Board | Trustee | Unpaid | ||
DXC UK Trustee Ltd | Director | Paid | ||
Friends of Milton Keynes Hospital Charity | Trustee | Unpaid | Resigned June 2021 | |
Government Actuary’s Department | Non-executive Director | Paid | Also Chair of Audit Committee | |
LFMKH Ltd | Director | Paid | Resigned June 2021 | |
Royal College of General Practitioners | Trustee | Unpaid | ||
Milton Keynes University Hospital Foundation Trust | Associate Non-executive Director | Paid | Role ended 31 March 2020 | |
Ministry of Defence: Defence Business Services | Non-executive Director | Paid | Term of office completed in June 2021 | |
Purple Leaf Solutions Ltd | Director | Paid | ||
RCGP Superannuation fund Trust company LTD | Director | Unpaid | ||
Royal Holloway, University of London | Council member | Unpaid | Also Chair of Finance Committee | |
UKRI | Non-executive Director | Paid | Audit, Risk Assurance and Performance Committee. Resigned March 2023 | |
Sally Cheshire | CAFCASS | Chair | Paid | Executive NDPB sponsored by Ministry of Justice |
NHS Resolution | Chair | Paid | Special health authority sponsored by Department of Health and Social Care | |
Care Quality Commission | Non-executive Director and Chair of Audit and Corporate Governance Committee | Paid | Executive NDPB sponsored by Department of Health and Social Care Chair of Audit Committee. Role ended 31/12/2022 | |
Health Education England - LETB North | Chair | Paid | Executive NDPB sponsored by Department of Health and Social Care Role ended 31 March 2020 | |
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority | Chair | Paid | Executive NDPB sponsored by Department of Health and Social Care. Term of office completed on 31 March 2021. | |
Tim Nolan | LORW Investments Ltd | Director | Shares | |
LORW Ltd | Director | Shares | ||
NHS Business Services Authority | Non-executive Director | Paid | Resigned November 2020 | |
Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust | Governor | Unpaid | ||
Spencer Close Developments Ltd | Director | Shares | ||
Supply Chain Co-ordination Ltd | Non-executive Director | Paid | Resigned November 2018 | |
Simon Sear | BJSS Ltd | Director | Paid | Resigned March 2020 |
Project 44 Ltd | Director/CEO | Paid | March 2020 until present | |
Studio44 | Unpaid | owned by Project 44 | ||
Charlie Steel | IWG PLC | Chief Financial Officer | Paid | There are plans in place handle any conflicts of interest |
IWG PLC | Shareholder | |||
Babylon Holdings Ltd | Chief Financial Officer | Paid | Resigned October 2022 | |
Babylon Holdings Ltd | Shareholder | sold shareholding upon resignation | ||
Ecstase Ltd | Shareholder | |||
Electricite de Strasbourg | Shareholder | Sold 100% of holding prior to 31 March 2023. However, repurchased during April 2023 | ||
Friends of Varsity Trip Ltd | Director | Unpaid | ||
National Grid | Shareholder of the freehold | |||
Sloane Helicopters (Ireland) Ltd | Shareholder | Dormant company | ||
VGM Advisors Ltd (formerly North Pole Laundry Services Ltd) | Director | Shareholder | ||
Arabel Bailey | Accenture | Shares | ||
Reckitt Benckiser | Shares | |||
Indivior | Shares | |||
Accenture | Head of Innovation | Paid | Resigned September 2020 | |
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston | Non executive director | Paid | ||
Rev. Preb Gina Radford | Health and Safety Executive | Non executive director | Paid | |
Church of England | Reverend | Paid | ||
Plymouth Marjon University | Member of Audit and Goverance Committee | Unpaid | Term of office completed in December 2022 | |
Public Health England’s COVID non-Pharmaceutical Interventions Ethics Group 2020 - 23 | Chair | Unpaid | ||
National Police Chiefs’ Councils Independent | Member | Unpaid | ||
COVID Ethics Committee 2020 - 22 | Member | Unpaid | committee disbanded June 2023 | |
Devon Community Foundation | Trustee | Unpaid | ||
St Luke’s Foundation | Chair | Unpaid |
Executive Members
Name | Name of company or organisation | Position Held | Type of Interest (for example pay, fees, shareholding) | Other relevant information |
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Peter Schofield CB | The Civil Service Benevolent Fund | Chair | Unpaid | |
Nick Joicey CB | Bristol University Board of Trustees | Trustee | Unpaid | On sabbatical from January 2023 - January 2025 |
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Dulwich St Barnabas | Trustee | Unpaid | ||
Fera Science Ltd | Non executive director | Unpaid | Representative of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Resigned July 2018. | |
Married to a member of the Shadow Cabinet - controls are in place to manage potential conflicts of interest that may arise on a case by case basis. | ||||
Simon McKinnon CBE | Longmead Management Limited | Director | Owner | This is a limited company through which I have previously provided consultancy services. It has not traded since 2008 |
Debbie Alder CB | Movement of Work | Steering Group member | Unpaid | |
WIG | Trustee | Unpaid | Resigned December 2021 | |
Jonathan Mills | Nil Return | |||
Neil Couling CBE | Nil Return | |||
Amanda Reynolds | AOB Consultancy Ltd | Managing Director | Shareholding | This company has not traded since January 2021. |
Katie Farrington | Refuge | Trustee | Unpaid | There were plans in place handle any conflicts of interest (e.g. on housing benefit policy). Resigned March 2022 |
Volunteering Matters | Trustee | Unpaid | ||
Karen Gosden | FCDO Consular Service | Non Executive Director | Unpaid | |
Barbara Bradley | National Youth Agency | Chair | Unpaid | Resigned November 2022 |
Kate Davies | Nil Return | |||
Catherine Vaughan | IWG PLC | Shareholder | There are plans in place handle any conflicts of interest | |
International Distribution Services PLC (formerly Royal Mail Group PLC) | Shareholder | There are plans in place handle any conflicts of interest | ||
Sophie Dean | Nil Return | |||
Katherine Green | Nil Return |
Special advisers
Name | Name of company or organisation | Position Held | Type of Interest (for example pay, fees, shareholding) | Other relevant information |
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Edward Winfield | Accenture PLC | Shareholding | ||
International Distribution Services PLC (formerly Royal Mail Group PLC) | Shareholding | |||
Partner works at Deloitte | ||||
Tim Sculthorpe | Nil Return | |||
Laura Maher | Nil Return | |||
Caroline Elsom | Nil Return | |||
Isabel Bruce | Nil Return | |||
James Heywood | Nil Return | |||
Rebecca Macintyre | Nil Return |
Other
Name | Name of company or organisation | Position Held | Type of Interest (for example pay, fees, shareholding) | Other relevant information |
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John McGlynn | APM Association for project Management | Trustee | Unpaid | Nov 2014 to Sept 2020 |
APM Association for project Management | Chair of Board of trustees | Unpaid | Nov 2016 to Sept 2020 | |
SNC Lavalin | Director | Paid |