Transparency data

March 2019: Register of members’ interests: Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC)

Updated 2 February 2024

Members of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) are required to declare any personal, political or business interests that could (or could be seen to) influence their judgement.

Dr Lesley Rushton

Role: Chair, and Independent scientist

Other public appointments held at present:

  • HSE Science, Engineering and Environmental Assurance Committee (SEEAC), Member
  • UK Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment, Member

Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years:

  • European Commission Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks

Personal and business interests: none

Political activity: none

Professor Neil Pearce

Role: Independent scientific and medical expert

Other public appointments held at present:

  • Member, Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COC)

Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years: none

Personal and business interests: none

Political activity: none

Professor Karen Walker-Bone

Role: Independent scientific and medical expert

Other public appointments held at present: none

Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years: none

Personal and business interests: none

Political activity: none

Professor Kim Burton

Role: Independent scientific and occupational healthcare expert

Other public appointments held at present: none

Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years: none

Personal and business interests:

  • Expert Advisor to the Joint Work and Health Unit
  • Advisor to Overland Health
  • Advisor to Alt-OH Ltd

Political activity: none

Professor John Cherrie

Role: Independent scientist

Other public appointments held at present:

  • Workplace Health Expert Committee (Health and Safety Executive)
  • Committee on Fibre Measurement (Health and Safety Executive)

Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years: none

Personal and business interests:

  • Occasional medico-legal work as an expert witness or short-term consultancy work.
  • August 2018 – Instructed to consult for an airline and its insurers on civil litigation on so-called ‘aerotoxic syndrome’

Political activity: none

Dr Valentina Gallo

Role: Independent scientist

Other public appointments held at present: none

Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years: none

Personal and business interests:

  • Academic collaboration with Pesticide Action (PAN)-UK

Political activity: none

Dr Max Henderson

Role: Independent scientist and medical expert

Other public appointments held at present:

  • Member of the Occupational Health and Mental Health Expert Advisory Groups, Joint DH DWP Health & Work Unit

Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years: none

Personal and business interests: none

Political activity: none

Dr Chris Stenton

Role: Independent scientist and medical expert

Other public appointments held at present: none

Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years: none

Personal and business interests: none

Political activity: none

Professor Raymond Agius

Role: Independent scientist and medical expert

Other public appointments held at present: none

Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years: none

Personal and business interests: none

Political activity:

  • Member of the Liberal Party

Dr Jennifer Hoyle

Role: Independent member with expertise in respiratory diseases

Other public appointments held at present: none

Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years: none

Personal and business interests: none

Political activity: none

Lesley Francois

Role: Independent legal expert

Other public appointments held at present: none

Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years: none

Personal and business interests: none

Political activity: none

Keith Corkan

Role: Independent legal expert

Other public appointments held at present: none

Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years: none

Personal and business interests: none

Political activity: none

Karen Mitchell

Role: Representative of employed earners

Other public appointments held at present: none

Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years: none

Personal and business interests: none

Political activity: none

Douglas Russell

Role: Representative of employed earners

Other public appointments held at present: none

Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years:

  • Member, Advisory Committee on Toxic Substances (Health and Safety Executive)

Personal and business interests:

  • Company Secretary, Greater Manchester Hazards Centre

Political activity:

  • Member of the Labour Party

Daniel Shears

Role: Representative of employed earners

Other public appointments held at present: none

Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years: none

Personal and business interests:

  • Chair, Joint HSE/Trade unions Operational Gas Forum
  • Vice Chair, Joint Union Asbestos in Schools Campaign
  • Member, Health and Safety Executive Industry Advisory Committees including CONIAC and PABIAC
  • Member, TUC Union Health and Safety Specialists Committee

Political activity:

  • Member of the Labour Party

Dr Sayeed Khan

Role: Representative of employers

Other public appointments held at present: none

Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years:

  • Board Member Health and Safety Executive

Personal and business interests:

  • Chief Medical Adviser, Make UK, the Manufacturers’ Organisation
  • Chief Medical Officer, Collingwood Health

Political activity: none

Dr Andrew White

Role: Representative of employers

Other public appointments held at present: none

Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years: none

Personal and business interests: none

Political activity: none

Dr Ian Lawson

Role: Representative of employers

Other public appointments held at present: none

Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years: none

Personal and business interests: none

Political activity: none

Updated to:

Remove – Professor Keith Palmer, Professor Paul Cullinan, Professor Damien McElvenny, Paul Faupel, Dr Sara De Matteis and Professor Anthony Seaton.

Added – Dr Lesley Rushton, Professor Kim Burton, Professor John Cherrie, Dr Valentina Gallo, Dr Max Henderson, Dr Chris Stenton, Dr Ian Lawson, Professor Raymond Agius, Dr Jennifer Hoyle, Lesley Francois and Daniel Shears