Guidance

Appointments made: April 2020 to March 2021

Updated 23 December 2024

Applies to England

March 2021

Ofqual: board members

Delroy Beverley CCMI and Lesley Davies OBE have had their appointments as board members for the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) extended for 9 months from 1 April 2021.

Ian Bauckham CBE has had his appointment as a Board Member extended for 9 months from 1 March 2021; however, this role is currently suspended while he holds the position of Interim Chair.

Remuneration is £6,000 per annum for an estimated time commitment of 20 days.

Delroy Beverley has declared the following interests:

• Managing Director of York Teaching Hospitals Facilities Management LLP
• Non-executive Director and Trustee at the The British Library
• Chair of Regional Board for Chartered Management Institute
• Chair of Regional Board, Institute of Directors
• Council Member at The University of Huddersfield

Lesley Davies has declared the following interests:

• Merger Director at Trafford College
• Managing Director at Seymour Place Associates
• Interim Chair at Hull College Group
• Chair of UK Skills Partnership
• Chair of Royal British Legion in Cheshire
• Member of Education Advisory Group British Council
• Trustee for CVQO
• Board Member at Liverpool John Moores University

Ian Bauckham has declared the following interests:

• CEO and Director of Tenax Schools Trust
• Trustee of Sabre Education
• Trustee of Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL)
• Board member of the Confederation of Schools Trusts (CST)
• Chair of Project Board Oak Academy

None of the appointees have declared any political activity.

The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation is a non-ministerial government department that regulates qualifications, examinations and assessments in England.

February 2021

LocatED: board members

Philip Ellis, Julian Rudd-Jones and Caroline Tolhurst’s have been reappointed as board members of LocatED from 1 April 2021.

Philip Ellis has been reappointed for 2 years. Julian Rudd-Jones and Caroline Tolhurst have been reappointed for 3 years.

Remuneration for each board member is £750 per day for an estimated time commitment of 25 to 30 days a year.

None of the board members have declared any political activity.

Philip Ellis has declared the following interests:

• Director of Civitas Investment Management Ltd
• Director PE Real Estate Consulting Ltd
• shareholder of Aviva, Legal and General, Civitas Housing Advisors Ltd
• PE Real Estate Consulting Ltd

Julian Rudd-Jones has declared the following interests. He is Director of:

• Greenwood Partnership Ventures Ltd
• GENR8 (Rochdale) Ltd
• Ironwood Estates Ltd
• Kajima Estates (Europe) Ltd, Kajima Properties (Europe) Ltd, Kajima Partnerships Ltd, Kajima Community Ltd
• SKSP Ltd
• Kajima Student Housing Ltd
• IPFI Financial Ltd
• Pario Renewables Limited and Pario Ltd

Caroline Tolhurst has declared the following interests:

• Panel member for the Development and property board at A2Dominion Housing Group
• Chair of the Governance and remuneration committee at A2Dominion Housing Group
• Non- Executive Director of Wynnstay Properties plc
• Board and Chair of Remuneration Committee at Bilby plc

Caroline Tolhurst is Director of:

• A2 Dominion Developments Ltd, A2 Dominion Residential Ltd, A2, Dominion Housing Group Ltd, A2 Dominion Homes Ltd, A2 Dominion South Ltd, A2 Dominion Housing Options Ltd
• Mont Fort Ltd (dormant)
• 307 NKR Freehold Ltd

LocatED is an arms-length body to the Department for Education. It is responsible for acquiring and managing sites in England to help deliver much needed new school places for thousands of children.

Office for Students: chair

The Secretary of State for Education has appointed Lord Wharton of Yarm, James Wharton, as Chair of the Office for Students for a period of 4 years commencing on 1 April 2021.

Remuneration is £59,000 per annum for a time commitment of approximately 2 days per week.

Lord Wharton of Yarm has not declared any conflicts of interest specific to this role. Lord Wharton of Yarm has declared other interests as a member of the House of Lords.

Lord Wharton of Yarm has declared the following political activity:

• Conservative member of Parliament from 2010 to 2017 serving as a minister from 2015
• Conservative member of the House of Lords since September 2020

He has also declared he has made donations to and spoken on behalf of the Conservative party.

The Office for Students is a non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Education.

January 2021

Ofsted: board member

Pamela Scriven has had her term on the board of Ofsted extended for 12 months, until 31 January 2022.

Remuneration is £8,282 per annum based on 20 days work for an estimated time commitment of 20 days’ work.

Details of board members’ interests are published annually in Ofsted’s annual report and accounts.

Pamela has not declared any political activity.

Ofsted is a non-ministerial department that inspects services providing education and skills for learners of all ages. It also inspects and regulates services that care for children and young people.

December 2020

Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board: chair

Krish Kandiah has been appointed as Chair of the Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board. He will serve from 14 December for a period of 2 years.

Remuneration is £550 a day for a time commitment of up to 60 days a year.

Krish Kandiah has not declared any interests or political activity.

The Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board works to drive improvements in the performance of adoption and special guardianship services in England.

Further Education (FE) Commissioner: deputy FE commissioner

Nigel Duncan has been appointed as interim Deputy FE Commissioner. He will serve from 1st January 2021 for a period of one year.

Remuneration is £700 a day for a time commitment of up to 200 days per year.

Nigel Duncan has declared the following interests:

• Member at Gosport and Fareham Multi-Academy Trust
• Board Member, Solent University

He has not declared any political activity.

The FE commissioner works with further education (FE) colleges to improve their quality and financial resilience.

Student Loans Company: board members

Mary Curnock Cook CBE and Professor Andrew Wathey CBE FRHistS FRSA have been reappointed as Non-executive Directors to the Student Loans Company (SLC) board. They will each serve an additional 3 year term, commencing from 11 December 2020.

Remuneration is £12,000 a year, rising to a maximum of £17,000, depending on participation in board sub-committees or other additional duties as agreed with the Chair. Each appointment will involve an estimated time commitment of 2 days a month.

Mary has not declared any conflicts of interest or political activity.

Andrew has declared the following conflict of interest:

• Vice Chancellor of Northumbria University since 2008

Andrew has not declared any political activity.

SLC is a non-departmental public body of the Department for Education.

Children’s Commissioner for England

The Secretary of State for Education has appointed Dame Rachel de Souza to serve as Children’s Commissioner for England for a period of 6 years commencing in March 2021.

This is a full-time role. Remuneration is between £120,000 and £130,000 per annum.

Dame Rachel has not declared any political activity. She has declared the following conflicts of interest:

• Director of the Ambition Institute
• Director of Parents and Teachers for Excellence

Dame Rachel will resign from these positions prior to taking up the Children’s Commissioner for England role.

The Office of the Children’s Commissioner is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Education.

Ofqual: chair

Ian Bauckham has been appointed as Interim Chair of the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual). He will serve from 1 January 2021 for a period of up to 12 months.

Remuneration is £43,400 per annum for an average time commitment of 2 days per week.

Mr Bauckham has declared the following interests:

• CEO and Director of Tenax Schools Trust
• Trustee of Sabre Education
• Trustee of Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL)
• Board Member of the Confederation of Schools Trusts (CST)
• Chair, Project Board Oak National Academy

He has not declared any political activity.

Ofqual is a non-ministerial government department that regulates qualifications, examinations and assessments in England.

Social Work England: chair

Lord Patel of Bradford has been reappointed as Chair of Social Work England for a period of 3 years from 19 March 2021.

Remuneration is £450 per day for an estimated time commitment of up to 12 days a month.

The register of interests of board members is published on the Social Work England website.

Lord Patel of Bradford was a Labour peer until his appointment as chair of Social Work England. On appointment he chose to change his affiliation from Labour to non-affiliated.

Social Work England is a specialist regulator for all child, family and adult social workers. It is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department for Education.

Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel: chair

Annie Hudson has been appointed as Chair of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel. She will serve from 24 December 2020 for a period of 3 years.

Remuneration is £500 a day for a time commitment of 6 to 8 days per month.

Annie Hudson has declared the following interests:

• Trustee of the Social Care Institute of Excellence and Oxfam
• delivery partner for the Tackling Child Exploitation programme, being delivered jointly by Research in Practice, Children’s Society and University of Bedfordshire
• Director of Annie Hudson Associates, which provides consultancy and advice services to local authorities and other organisations
• on the Department for Education’s preferred supplier list for Children’s Social Care Improvement Advisors

She has not declared any political activity.

The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel is an independent panel commissioning reviews of serious child safeguarding cases. The panel want national and local reviews to focus on improving learning, professional practice and outcomes for children.

October 2020

Student Loans Company: board members

Rona Ruthen and Gary Page have been appointed as non-executive directors to the Student Loans Company (SLC) board. The appointments started on 19 October 2020 for a period of 3 years.

Remuneration will be £12,000 a year, rising to a maximum of £17,000 depending on participation in board sub-committees or other additional duties as agreed with the SLC Chair. Each appointment will involve an estimated time commitment of 2 days a month.

Rona has not declared any conflicts of interest or political activity.

Gary has not declared any conflicts of interest or political activity.

SLC is a non-departmental public body of the Department for Education. Appointments to the SLC board are made by the Secretary of State for Education.

Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education: board members

Dayle Bayliss and John Cope have been appointed to serve as non-executive board members for the Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education (‘the Institute’). The appointments will start on 1 November 2020 for a period of 3 years.

Remuneration for each board member is £15,000 a year for an estimated time commitment of 2 days a month.

Dayle declared the following conflicts of interest:

• a former member of the Institute’s Construction Route Panel
• a former Chair of the T Level Panel for Construction - Design, Surveying and Planning
• a board member of the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership Skills Advisory Panel
• an occasional paid consultancy and speaking roles of the Association of Colleges

Dayle’s husband, Christopher Leggett, is a member of the Corporation for Suffolk New College.

Dayle has not declared any political activity.

John declared the following conflicts of interest:

• a Non-Executive Director of Activate Learning Group, which is a provider of apprenticeships and technical education
• a former Deputy Director of Public First, which may in future have clients that could foreseeably fall within the regulatory and competence sphere of the Institute
• the Director of Strategy, Policy, & Public Affairs at UCAS since 1 September

John declared the following political activity in the past 5 years: public speaking and standing for election for the Conservative Party, national Deputy Chairman of LGBT+ Conservatives.

The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education is an executive non-departmental public body.

September 2020

Office for Students: non-executive board member reappointments

The Secretary of State for Education has reappointed David Palfreyman and Simon Levine to the board of the Office for Students (OfS) as ordinary members for 3 years, from 1 January 2021.

These appointments are made under schedule 1, paragraph 2(1)(d) of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, which permits the appointment of up to 12 ordinary or non-executive OfS board members. Remuneration is £9,180 a year for an estimated time commitment of 20 days. Neither appointee has declared any conflicts of interest or political activity.

The OfS is a non-departmental public body and has a remit to ensure that every student, whatever their background, has a fulfilling experience of higher education that enriches their lives and careers.

August 2020

Further Education Commissioner: commissioner

Richard Atkins CBE’s appointment as Further Education Commissioner has been extended for up to 12 months from 24th October 2020.

Remuneration is £800 per day for an estimated time commitment of up to 4 days a week.

Richard Atkins has declared the following interests: Council member at the University of Exeter. He has not declared any political activity.

The Further Education Commissioner works with further education (FE) colleges to improve their quality and financial resilience.

July 2020

Social Mobility Commission: interim chairs

Sandra Wallace and Steven Cooper were appointed as interim chairs of the Social Mobility Commission (SMC) on a jobshare basis from 10 July 2020. The appointment will ensure accountability and strong leadership are maintained until the conclusion of an open recruitment process to appoint a substantive chair following the resignation of Martina Millburn on 29 April 2020.

Sandra and Steven will continue the work of the Social Mobility Commission as we look to a period of national recovery, working collaboratively on shaping the government’s commitment to levelling up all areas of the United Kingdom.

Sandra is a current SMC Commissioner and is a Managing Partner UK and Joint Managing Director Europe at DLA Piper. She is one of the most senior female lawyers in the UK and has previously headed DLA Piper’s UK Employment group. The Powerlist 2020 recognised Sandra as one of the top 100 most influential black people in Britain.

Steven is a current SMC Commissioner and is Chief Executive Officer at C.Hoare &Co. He has 32 years’ banking experience, most recently as chief executive officer of Barclaycard Business. He was CEO of personal banking at Barclays for both the UK and Europe and prior to this, CEO Business Banking. Steven sits on several advisory boards. He is a Non-Executive Director at Robert Walters PLC and the Financial Services Compensations Scheme and is an Alumnus of Harvard Business School.

The appointment was made by exception without competition under paragraph 3.3 of the Governance Code on Public Appointments, following consultation with the Commissioner for Public Appointments.

This interim appointment will not exceed 9 months. It will involve a commitment to attend SMC meetings, sub-committee meetings and other ad-hoc meetings as required. Remuneration is £350 per day for 2.5 days per month for each interim Chair. Neither Sandra or Steven have declared any conflicts of interest or political activity.

Ofsted: chair

Dame Christine Ryan has been appointed to serve as Chair of the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted). Her appointment will begin on 1 August 2020 and will be for a period of 3 years.

Remuneration is £46,800 a year for an estimated time commitment of 2 days per week. Dame Christine has not declared any conflicts of interests or political activity.

Ofsted is a non-ministerial department that inspects services providing education and skills for learners of all ages. It also inspects and regulates services that care for children and young people.

Ofqual: board members

Dr Catherine McClellan has been appointed to serve as a board member for the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual). The appointment began on 1 June 2020 for a period of 3 years.

Dame Christine Ryan, Frances Wadsworth and Hywel Jones have been reappointed as board members for Ofqual from 1 April 2020. Dame Christine Ryan has been reappointed for 3 years. Frances Wadsworth and Hywel Jones have been reappointed for 2 years.

Remuneration for each board member is £6,000 a year for an estimated time commitment of 20 days.

Dr Catherine McClellan has declared the following conflict of interest: she is the Director of Assessment and Psychometrics Research for the Australian Council for Educational Research. She has not declared any political activity.

Dame Christine Ryan, Frances Wadsworth and Hywel Jones have not declared any conflicts of interests or political activity. Frances Wadsworth is a Deputy Further Education Commissioner.

Ofqual is a non-ministerial government department that regulates qualifications, examinations and assessments in England.

June 2020

Construction Industry Training Board (CITB): trustee appointments

The Minister for Skills, Gillian Keegan, has appointed Sophie Seddon and Anthony Elliott as trustees of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB).

CITB is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Education.

The trustees will serve from 22 June 2020 for a term of 4 years with a time commitment of 2 days per month. The post is unremunerated, but members will be eligible to claim allowances for travel and subsistence costs necessarily incurred on CITB business.

The appointments have been made on merit and political activity played no part in the decision process. Neither appointee has declared any conflicts of interest or political activity.

Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB): trustee appointments

The Minister for Skills, Gillian Keegan, has reappointed Chris Claypole as trustee of the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB).

ECITB is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Education.

The reappointment is for 2 years from 1 June 2020 with a time commitment of up to 12 days per year. The post is unremunerated but members will be eligible to claim allowances for travel and subsistence costs necessarily incurred on ECITB business.

Chris has not declared any conflicts of interest or political activity.

LocatEd: chair and board members

We have extended Michael Strong’s appointment as Chair of LocatED for 1 year from 1 April 2020.

Remuneration is £1,000 per day for an estimated time commitment of 25 to 30 days a year.

Michael Strong has not declared any political activity, but has declared the following interests:

• Director of NHS Property Services Ltd, Osborne Group Holdings Ltd, Rosewood Group Holdings Ltd, Collingham Gardens Management Ltd
• Advisor to Sellar Group Holdings
• Non-executive director, Northern Estate Programme Board

We have extended Philip Ellis, Julian Rudd-Jones and Caroline Tolhurst’s board member appointments for 1 year from 1 April 2020.

Remuneration for each board member is £750 per day for an estimated time commitment of 25 to 30 days a year.

None of the board members have declared any political activity.

Philip Ellis has declared the following interests:

• Director of Civitas Housing Advisors Ltd, PE Real Estate Consulting Ltd
• shareholder of Aviva, Legal and General, Civitas Housing Advisors Ltd, PE Real Estate Consulting Ltd

Julian Rudd-Jones has declared the following interests. He is Director of:

• Ealing Care Alliance (Holdings) Ltd, Ealing Care Alliance Ltd
• Greenwood Partnership Ventures Ltd
• GENR8 (Rochdale) Ltd
• Ironwood Estates Ltd
• Kajima Estates (Europe) Ltd, Kajima Properties (Europe) Ltd, Kajima Partnerships Ltd, Kajima Community Ltd
• Prospect Healthcare (Hinchingbrooke) Ltd, Prospect Heathcare (Hinchingbrooke) Holdings Ltd
• Redwood Partnership Ventures Ltd, Redwood Partnership Ventures 2 Ltd
• SKSP Ltd
• Kajima Student Housing Ltd
• IPFI Financial Ltd
• Pario Renewables Limited and Pario Ltd

He is no longer a director of:

• Prospect Healthcare Ltd
• Prospect Healthcare Holdings Ltd

Caroline Tolhurst has declared the following interests:

• Panel member for the Development and property board at A2Dominion Housing Group
• Chair of the Governance and remuneration committee at A2Dominion Housing Group
• Non- Executive Director of Wynnstay Properties plc

She is Director of:

• A2 Dominion Developments Ltd, A2 Dominion Residential Ltd, A2 Dominion Housing Group Ltd, A2 Dominion Homes Ltd, A2 Dominion South Ltd, A2 Dominion Housing Options Ltd
• Exeter House
• Mont Fort Ltd

LocatED is an arms-length body to the Department for Education. It is responsible for buying and developing sites in England to help deliver much needed new school places for thousands of children.

Further Education Commissioner: deputy further education commissioners

Five deputy further education commissioners have had their appointments extended by up to a year:

• Teresa Kelly OBE has had her term extended to 31 December 2020
• Frances Wadsworth is extended to 30 April 2021
• Meredydd David OBE is extended to 31 August 2021
• Steve Hutchinson and Andrew Tyley are extended to 30 September 2021

Remuneration for each Deputy Further Education Commissioner is £700 per day, for an estimated time commitment of 200 days a year.

Teresa Kelly, Meredydd David and Steve Hutchinson have not declared any interests. Andrew Tyley is Director of Tyley Associates Limited and Frances Wadsworth is Deputy Chair of the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) Board.

None of the appointees have declared any political activity.

The Further Education Commissioner’s Team works with further education (FE) colleges to support them and to improve their quality and financial resilience. The Further Education Commissioner’s Office is part of the Department for Education.

Ofqual: board member’s extension

We have extended Dr Mike Cresswell’s appointment as board member for the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) for 6 months, from 1 April 2020.

Remuneration is £6,000 a year for an estimated time commitment of 20 days.

Dr Cresswell has declared the following interests. He is a member of the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance’s pension scheme and receives a retirement pension. He has not declared any political activity.

Ofqual is a non-ministerial government department that regulates qualifications, examinations and assessments in England.

School Teachers’ Review Body: chair and board members

We have extended Dr Patricia Rice’s appointment as Chair of the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) for 12 months from 1 September 2020.

Remuneration is £350 per day for an estimated time commitment of 30 days a year.

We have extended Mr Ken Clark’s appointment as a board member on the STRB for 9 months from 1 December 2020.

We have reappointed Mr John Lakin as a board member for a period of 3 years from 1 September 2020.

Remuneration for both board members is £300 per day for an estimated time commitment of 25 days a year.

Details of political and other interests are available on the OME Review body members: register of interests.

The STRB makes recommendations on the pay, professional duties and working time of school teachers in England. The STRB reports to the Secretary of State for Education and the Prime Minister. It is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Education.

May 2020

Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB): trustee appointments

The Minister for Skills, Gillian Keegan, has appointed Jane Cooper, Daniel Gear, Cameron Gilmour, Stephen Hunt and Padraig Somers as trustees of the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB).

ECITB is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Education.

The trustees will serve from 19 May 2020, for a term of 4 years, with a time commitment of up to 12 days per year. The post is unremunerated but members will be eligible to claim allowances for travel and subsistence costs necessarily incurred on ECITB business.

The appointments were made on merit and political activity played no part in the decision process.

None of the appointees have declared any conflicts of interest or political activity.