Transparency data

MHCLG register of board members’ interests 2025 to 2026

Updated 21 January 2026

MHCLG 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).

An individual may have other interests and while the department is aware of these, they are judged to be not relevant to the individuals’ role and therefore not in scope for publication.

All relevant interests are managed by the department to prevent the risk of perceived, potential or actual conflicts of interest.

1. Ministers

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

2. Non-Executive Board members

Mo Baines – Lead Non-Executive Director

Directorships of companies

• APSE Synergy Limited

Employment, remunerated profession or consultancy

• Chief Executive Officer of the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE)
• Visting Professor, Staffordshire University, Centre for Business, Innovation, and the Regions in the field of public policy and local government. Predominantly research collaborations. Unpaid
• Member of an academic advisory board ‘Know your Place Project’ a UKRI project –t he board reports to the steering group of Staffordshire Council of Voluntary Youth Services,  Staffs CC and the University of Staffordshire. Unpaid

Other public appointments

• Nil

Offices in voluntary, non-profit making bodies, etc

• Trustee of APSE for the purposes of holding property leases under a Deed of Trust

Shareholding (incl. ISAs and funds)

• Nil

Other (including family members or people living in same household)

• A close family member is employed by UNISON in a junior role

Harris Bokhari OBE

Directorships of companies

• ZAB Consultancy Ltd

Employment, remunerated profession or consultancy

• Chair, Hammersmith & Fulham Council Culture Compact
• Chair, British Tourism Authority

Other public appointments

• Chair, Public Service Honours Committee
• Trustee, The Royal Parks
• Independent Member, KAVS

Offices in voluntary, non-profit making bodies, etc

• Trustee, Patchwork Foundation
• Trustee, Naz Legacy Foundation
• Ambassador, British Asian Trust

Shareholding (incl. ISAs and funds)

• Nil

Other (incl. family members or people living in same household)

• Family member employed by SEGRO PLC in a junior role
• Family member elected as London Assembly Member

Ada Burns

Directorships of companies

• Nil

Employment, remunerated profession or consultancy

• Pro Chancellor and Chair of Board, Teesside University

Other public appointments

• Nil

Offices in voluntary, non-profit making bodies, etc

• Nil

Shareholding (incl. ISAs and funds)

• Nil

Other (incl. family members or people living in same household)

• Nil

Lord Forbes of Newcastle CBE

Directorships of companies

• Director and Shareholder, Nick Forbes Consulting By Experience Ltd
• Director, Gentoo Homes Ltd and Gentoo Developments Ltd
• Director and Board Member, Action on Smoking and Health

Employment, remunerated profession or consultancy

• Employed as a consultant by Nick Forbes Consulting By Experience Ltd
• Employed as a non-executive Director by Gentoo Housing Group Ltd
• Nick Forbes Consulting By Experience Ltd currently has contractual arrangements with Strategy International Holdings Ltd and Crowne Holdings Ltd, for the provision of consultancy services by Nick Forbes

Other public appointments

• Member of the House of Lords

Offices in voluntary, non-profit making bodies, etc

• Director and Board Member, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)

Shareholding (incl. ISAs and funds)

• Third party managed ISA
• Third party managed pension fund

Other (incl. family members or people living in same household)

• Nil

Sarah Longlands

Directorships of companies

• Nil

Employment, remunerated profession or consultancy

• Chief Executive of Centre for Local Economic Strategies, a registered Charity and Company limited by Guarantee

Other public appointments

• Nil

Offices in voluntary, non-profit making bodies, etc

• Board member for the Peoples Powerhouse

Shareholding (incl. ISAs and funds)

• Nil

Other (incl. family members or people living in same household)

• Nil

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

Sarah Healey - Permanent Secretary

• Trustee, Patchwork Foundation
• Trustee, Royal Academy of Music

Will Garton - Director General

• Member of council, Newcastle University
• Independent Non-Executive Director, Women’s Professional Leagues Limited

Jo Key - Director General

• No declared interests

Matt Thurstan - Director General

• No declared interests

Brendan Threlfall - Director General

• No declared interests

Alex Burns - Director

• No declared interests

Jo Rodrigues - Director

• Trustee, Rochester Baptist Church

Claire Metcalfe - Director

• Secondary employment with HM Court and Tribunal Service as Non-Legal Employment Tribunal Panel Member for Manchester

Nick Coligan - Director

• No declared interests