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The Public Appointments section provides details of current vacancies on the boards of UK public bodies and on a range of UK Government committees.

  1. Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Role:
    Independent Member of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Main Honours Selection Committee
    Department:
    Foreign and Commonwealth Office
    Location:
    Meetings are held in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Main Building in King Charles Street, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2AH.
    Closing Date:
    21/06/2013

  2. Sport England

    Role:
    Board Members
    Department:
    Department for Culture, Media & Sport
    Location:
    London
    Closing Date:
    17/06/2013

  3. Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

    Role:
    Covent Garden Market Authority - Business Development & Support Board Member (Non-Exec)
    Department:
    Defra
    Location:
    New Covent Garden Market, London
    Closing Date:
    03/06/2013

  4. The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas)

    Role:
    Chair of the Acas Council
    Department:
    Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
    Location:
    London
    Closing Date:
    10/06/2013

  5. UK Commission for Employment and Skills

    Role:
    Commissioner - UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UK Commission)
    Department:
    Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
    Location:
    London and Wath-on-Dearne
    Closing Date:
    20/06/2013

  6. Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

    Role:
    Covent Garden Market Authority - Fruit and Vegetable Supply Chain Board Member (Non Exec)
    Department:
    Defra
    Location:
    New Covent Garden Market, London
    Closing Date:
    03/06/2013

  7. Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

    Role:
    Chair of the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE)
    Department:
    Defra
    Location:
    London
    Closing Date:
    04/06/2013

  8. English Heritage

    Role:
    Chair, English Heritage
    Department:
    DCMS
    Location:
    London with some travel
    Closing Date:
    10/06/2013

  9. UK Sport

    Role:
    Board Members
    Department:
    Department for Culture, Media & Sport
    Location:
    London
    Closing Date:
    17/06/2013

  10. Kent MAPPA Strategic Management Board

    Role:
    Lay Adviser
    Department:
    Ministry of Justice
    Location:
    Kent
    Closing Date:
    31/05/2013

  11. Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee

    Role:
    Members
    Department:
    Department of Health
    Location:
    Meetings will be held in London.
    Closing Date:
    06/06/2013

  12. The Medical Research Council

    Role:
    Independent Member of the Council Audit and Finance Committee (CAFC)
    Department:
    The Medical Research Council
    Location:
    London
    Closing Date:
    29/05/2013

  13. Her Majesty's Land Registry

    Role:
    Non-Executive Board Member
    Department:
    Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
    Location:
    Croydon, London
    Closing Date:
    14/06/2013

  14. HM Inspectorate of Probation

    Role:
    Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Probation
    Department:
    Ministry of Justice
    Location:
    London/Manchester
    Closing Date:
    03/06/2013

  15. Independent Monitoring Board (IMB)

    Role:
    Member - Volunteers needed on Independent Monitoring Boards (IMB) at HM Prisons in the Leicestershire Area
    Department:
    Ministry of Justice
    Location:
    HMP Leicester, Welford Road, Leicester
    Closing Date:
    31/05/2013

  16. NHS Business Services Authority

    Role:
    Chair
    Department:
    Department of Health
    Location:
    NHSBSA has offices around the county, however, the location of the post is flexible.
    Closing Date:
    23/05/2013

  17. Independent Monitoring Board (IMB)

    Role:
    Member - Volunteers needed on Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) at HM Prison Swinfen Hall
    Department:
    Ministry of Justice
    Location:
    Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9Q
    Closing Date:
    14/06/2013

  18. Independent Monitoring Board (IMB)

    Role:
    Member - Volunteers needed on Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) at HMYOI Werrington
    Department:
    Ministry of Justice
    Location:
    Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, ST9 0DX
    Closing Date:
    07/06/2013

  19. Independent Monitoring Board (IMB)

    Role:
    Member - Volunteers needed on Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) at HM Prison, Wormwood Scrubs
    Department:
    Ministry of Justice
    Location:
    London, W12 0AE
    Closing Date:
    08/06/2013

  20. Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

    Role:
    Non-Executive position on Defra’s New Covent Garden Market (NCGM) Disengagement Project Board - Ref No: PAPPT 211/13
    Department:
    Defra
    Location:
    London
    Closing Date:
    28/05/2013

  21. Independent Monitoring Board (IMB)

    Role:
    Member - Volunteers needed on Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) at HM Prison, Highpoint
    Department:
    Ministry of Justice
    Location:
    Stradishall, near Newmarket
    Closing Date:
    07/06/2013

  22. The Security Industry Authority

    Role:
    Non Executive Board Member with private security industry experience.
    Department:
    Home Office
    Location:
    90 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6WY.
    Closing Date:
    20/05/2013

  23. Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)

    Role:
    Board Member
    Department:
    Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
    Location:
    London
    Closing Date:
    28/05/2013

  24. Food Standards Agency

    Role:
    Chair
    Department:
    Department of Health
    Location:
    London
    Closing Date:
    23/05/2013

  25. The UK National Commission for UNESCO

    Role:
    Non-Executive Director
    Department:
    The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)
    Location:
    Based primariliy in London, appointees will be expected to attend part of the UNESCO General Conference in Paris (4th-19th November 2013).
    Closing Date:
    07/06/2013

  26. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)

    Role:
    Non-Executive Directors
    Department:
    Department of Health
    Location:
    The Agency Board meetings are usually held at MHRA, 151 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 9SZ. Occasional travel within the UK and abroad is expected.
    Closing Date:
    24/05/2013

  27. Independent Monitoring Board (IMB)

    Role:
    Member - Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) at HM Prison, Downview
    Department:
    Ministry of Justice
    Location:
    HM Prison Downview, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5PD
    Closing Date:
    07/06/2013

  28. Independent Monitoring Board (IMB)

    Role:
    Member - Independent Monitoring Boards at HM Prison, The Verne
    Department:
    Ministry of Justice
    Location:
    Portland, Dorset
    Closing Date:
    31/05/2013

  29. Independent Monitoring Board (IMB)

    Role:
    Member - Independent Monitoring Board HM Prison, Foston Hall
    Department:
    Ministry of Justice
    Location:
    Foston, 13 miles east of Derby and 12 miles south of Ashbourne
    Closing Date:
    01/06/2013

  30. Arts Council England

    Role:
    National Council Member
    Department:
    DCMS
    Location:
    London
    Closing Date:
    20/05/2013

  31. Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committee

    Role:
    Chair
    Department:
    Ministry of Defence – Service Personnel & Veterans Agency (SPVA)
    Location:
    Various regions across UK.
    Closing Date:
    24/05/2013

  32. Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committee

    Role:
    Member
    Department:
    Ministry of Defence – Service Personnel & Veterans Agency (SPVA
    Location:
    Various regions across UK.
    Closing Date:
    14/06/2013

  33. Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD)

    Role:
    Governor
    Department:
    Foreign and Commonwealth Office
    Location:
    Meetings take place in London
    Closing Date:
    31/05/2013

  34. Criminal Cases Review Commission

    Role:
    Chair
    Department:
    Ministry of Justice
    Location:
    Birmingham
    Closing Date:
    23/05/2013

  35. This advert does not refer to a specific vacancy. The Governance Reform team within the Cabinet Office wishes instead to maintain a register of potential candidates for future Non-Executive roles on Enhanced Departmental Boards across Government. We are therefore seeking expressions of interest for these roles.

    Role:
    Non-Executive positions on Enhanced Departmental Boards
    Department:
    N/A – See above
    Location:
    N/A – see above
    Closing Date:
    31/12/2013

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