Commissioner interests, gifts and hospitality

We are independent, and impartially is important in everything we do. 

Our Commissioners tell us their interests, and record all of the gifts and hospitality they receive, including any they refuse.

We then publish this information, to show we are independent and impartial.

John Pullinger CBE

Interests

  • Trustee: Nuffield Foundation (Principal activity is funding research and innovation in education, justice and welfare) (Remunerated) 
  • Chair: Nuffield Foundation Finance Committee 
  • Chair: Nuffield Foundation Steering Group on Inequalities in the 21st Century 
  • Chair: Nuffield Foundation Steering Group on Children’s Information Project 
  • Member: Nuffield Foundation Audit and Risk Committee 
  • Member: Nuffield Foundation Investment Committee 
  • Director: Great Culverden Park Limited (Principal activity is management of an area of woodland)
  • Director: John Pullinger Limited (Principal activity is professional advice) 
  • Advisor: World Bank Group (Principal activity is reducing poverty and building shared prosperity in developing countries) 
  • Member of External Honors Panel: Royal Statistical Society (Principal activity is as a professional body) 
  • Governor: National Institute for Economic and Social Research 
  • Visiting Professor: Imperial College, London. Ended 1 June 2023
  • Advisor for Parliament of Ukraine: Westminster Foundation for Democracy (Principal activity is strengthening parliamentary democracy around the world). From July 2022
  • Global Partners Governance Foundation, supporting the Iraq Council of Representatives from December 2023

Dame Sue Bruce

Interests

  • Strategic Adviser to Capita Plc (Remunerated)
  • RemCo Chair; NomCo member (Remunerated)
  • University of Strathclyde – Convenor of Court  
  • RSNO - Chair  
  • The Prince’s Foundation – Board Chair and Trustee  
  • Elected Treasurer of the Royal Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh

Sarah Chambers

Interests

  • Member of the NATS Independent Review Panel for the Civil Aviation Authority (Remunerated)
  • Member of Determinations Panel of the Pensions Regulator (Remunerated) (Second term)
  • Member of the Consumer Advisory Group of the Association British Insurers
  • Vice-Chair of Greenhouse Sports (Charity)  
  • Panel Member Judicial Appointments Commission (Remunerated)
  • Chair Renewable Energy Consumer Code Applications Panel (Remunerated)
  • Consumer Expert Panel member for the Office of Rail and Road (Remunerated)
  • Chair of Legal Services Consumer Panel until April 2024, Remunerated

Roseanna Cunningham

Interests

  • Membership of the Scottish National Party.
  • Sibling is a sitting Councillor for Scottish National Party.

Lord Stephen Gilbert of Panteg

Interests

  • Director, Charles Street Partners Ltd, Personal Clients: Frank McCourt, Chair, McCourt Global Lord Rothermere, Chair, DMGT
  • Member, House of Lords (Remunerated)
  • Member of the Conservative Party
  • Executive Council, BGIPU
  • Digital Regulation and Responsibility
  • Member of the following AAPGs: General Aviation, LGBT + Rights, Hospitality and Events in Wales, Singapore, Taiwan, ITV, Channel 4, BBC 

Dr Katy Radford

Interests

  • British Council member
  • Chair of the British Council Northern Ireland Committee (Remunerated)
  • Police Service Northern Ireland External Reference Group member  
  • Employed by Commission for Victims and Survivors Northern Ireland  
  • Member of the Executive Council of the Belfast Jewish Community
  • (A Social Partner for Community Relations) on the Ards and North Down Borough    Council Peace (Plus) Partnership

Professor Dame Elan Closs Stephens CBE

Interests

  • Non-Executive Board member of BFI Big Screen Ltd. (A wholly owned subsidiary of the BFI governing the IMAX Cinema on the South Bank)
  • Chair of the BBC (Remunerated)
  • Member of Northern Ireland Nations Committee
  • Chair of the Welsh Government’s Public Leaders Forum - a Forum for the 41 arm’s length bodies sponsored by Welsh Government (Remunerated)
  • Deputy Lieutenant for the three counties of Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion
  • Trustee Strata Florida Trust (charitable organisation to enhance interest in the Cistercian Abbey of Strata Florida)
  • Pro-Chancellor Aberystwyth University, member of the University Court and Professor Emerita
  • Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales
  • Vice President of the Honorable Society of Cymmrodorion from April 2023. Main activities: this is a 150 year old Learned Society based in London but addressing Welsh social and educational issues
  • Board member and Trustee of the Hay Festival, Hay on Wye from July 2024
  • Council Member of the Social Partnership Council appointed by Welsh Government to represent the Public Leaders Forum that I Chair from February 2024. Main activities: this is Council established by Statue to provide understanding between employers and employees (represented by the Unions) on the budget and legislative ambitions of Welsh Government
  • Chair of the Advisory Board for the Dictionary of National Biographies (Wales) Y Bywgraffiadur

Sheila Ritchie

Interests

  • Celebrate Aberdeen Ltd – Trustee- charity supporting Aberdeen NGOs
  • Articulate Cultural Hub Ltd-Trustee- charity supporting care experienced young people
  • Macaulay Development Trust-Trustee- charity investing in sustainable land use
  • Scottish Liberal Democrats (and affiliated parties and associated organisations) – Member
  • RSPB- former Trustee- member Scottish Committee
  • Grant Smith Law Practice- former director/shareholder

Chris Ruane

Interests

  • Chair of the Frazzled Café Mental Health Charity, now ended
  • Vice Chair of Denbighshire Voluntary Services Council
  • Trustee of Oxford Mindfulness Foundation, now ended
  • Chair of Mindfulness Initiatives International Network
  • Board Member of Mindfulness Wales
  • Hon President All Party Parliamentary Group on Mindfulness
  • Member of the Labour Party
  • Spouse works part time for a Member of Parliament

 

Gifts

  • Received complimentary tickets for entrance to WOHASU / World Wellbeing Movement international conference held in London in March 2024

Paul Redfern, Independent Adviser to the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee

Interests

  • Together Housing – Risk & Audit Committee member (Remunerated)

     

Carole Mills

Interests

  • Non-Executive Director at University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust- including Chair of Quality & Safety Committee, Board Maternity Champion and Chair of consultant recruitment panels
  • Chair and Trustee of Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust
  • Managing Director of CMA Ltd - providing executive coaching to individuals, including within local government and Returning Officers (this is being wound down)
  • Annual memberships of a range of charities including the National Trust, RSPB, Ramblers, Fawcet Society, Plan International UK, Compassion UK, Woodland Trust
  • I worked in local government for over 33 years. My last appointment was at Derby City Council where I was Chief Executive, Head of Paid Service and Returning Officer/Electoral Registration Officer for all elections. I ended my employment in February 2020 and am now in receipt of a local government pension
  • I have provided executive coaching and mentoring to a LA CEO and RO, the final session was in November 2023