Gwefan llywodraeth y DU

Arts and Media

Independent Chair: Lord Stevenson of Coddenham CBE

Non-civil service members: Dame Jenny Abramsky DBE, Director of Radio and Music for the BBC; John Gross, author and former theatre critic of The Sunday Telegraph; Ben Okri OBE, novelist and poet; Andreas Whittam Smith CBE, journalist and former Editor of the Independent

Permanent Secretary (Department for Culture, Media and Sport): Jonathan Stephens

Permanent Secretary (Scottish Executive): Sir John Elvidge KCB

Community, Voluntary and Local Services

Independent Chair: Lord Newton of Braintree OBE

Non-civil service members: Mohammed Aziz, Director Faithwise Ltd; Sir Jeremy Beecham, former Leader of Newcastle City Council and currently Vice Chairman of The Local Government Association; Stephen Bubb, Chief Executive of ACEVO; Christine Harris DL, Consultant of Community Foundations; Professor Ted Milburn CBE, former Professor of Community Education and Director of the Centre for Youth Work Studies, University of Strathclyde; Elspeth Mitcheson, former Director of Leisure and Heritage, Isle of Anglesey; Richard Temple Cox CBE, former Chairman of The Castle Vale Housing Action Trust; Mary Thomas, Non-Executive Director, Calderstones NHS Trust

Permanent Secretary (Home Office): Sir David Normington KCB

Permanent Secretary (Department for Community and Local Government): Peter Housden

Permanent Secretary (Department for Children, Schools and Families): David Bell

Permanent Secretary (Ministry of Justice): Sir Suma Chakrabarti KCB

Permanent Secretary (Northern Ireland Office): Sir Jonathan Phillips KCB

Education

Independent Chair: Dame Alexandra Burslem DBE, Former Vice-Chancellor of Manchester Metropolitan University

Non-civil service members: Professor Sir George Bain, President and Vice Chancellor (retired), Queen's University Belfast; John Anderson MBE, Professional Officer, General Teaching Council for Scotland; James Gillard, President of Eastern Region National Association of Head Teachers; Professor; Sir Michael Tomlinson CBE, formerly HM Chief Inspector of Schools; Mary Oliver MBE, Special Educational Needs Officer Conwy and Chair of Mencap National Assembly; Professor The Baroness Afshar OBE, Professor of Politics and Centre for Women's Studies, University of York; Ms Sheila Gupta, Director of Human Resources, University of Edinburgh; Professor Graham Shipley, Professor of Ancient History, University of Leicester.

Permanent Secretary (Department for Children, Schools and Families): David Bell

Permanent Secretary (Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills): Ian Watmore

Permanent Secretary (Head of Northern Ireland Civil Service): Bruce Robinson

Sport

Independent Chair: Lord MacLaurin of Knebworth, Chairman of Vodafone Group plc

Non-civil service members: Dame Tanni Grey Thompson DBE, multi-Gold Medal winning paralympic athlete; Tony Lewis CBE DL, Former England Cricket Captain and Chair of MCC World Cricket Committee; Ian McGeechan OBE, Director of Rugby at London Wasps; Sir Matthew Pinsent, multi-Gold Medal winning Olympic oarsman; Tessa Sanderson CBE, Olympic Gold Medalist athlete; Graham Taylor OBE, former England Football Manager

Permanent Secretary (Head of Northern Ireland Civil Service): Bruce Robinson

Permanent Secretary (Department for Culture, Media and Sport): Jonathan Stephens

Health

Independent Chair: Sir Ian Carruthers OBE, Chief Executive of the South West Strategic Health Authority

Non-civil service members: Professor Sir Netar Mallick, Medical Director of the Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards and Professor Emeritus in Renal Medicine, University of Manchester Dame Karlene Davis DBE, General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives; Professor Mansel Aylward CB, Chair Wales Centre for Health; Niall Dickson, Chief Executive of The Kings Fund; Professor Sir Anthony Newman Taylor CBE, Deputy Chief Executive and Consultant Physician, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust; Professor Irene Scott, Chief Operation Officer, UBHT; Sir Neil McKay CB, Chief Executive The Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Professor Dame Janet Husband DBE, former Chair of the Royal College of Radiologists Council

Permanent Secretary (Department of Health): Hugh Taylor

Permanent Secretary (Welsh Assemby Government): Dame Gill Morgan DBE

Chief Medical Officer (England): Sir Liam Donaldson

Science and technology

Independent Chair: Lord Krebs, Principal of Jesus College, Oxford

Non- civil service members: Professor Sir Richard Brook OBE, Director of The Leverhulme Trust; Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta, Frank Ramsay Professor of Economics, Cambridge University; Professor Dame Julia Higgins DBE, Foreign Secretary and Vice-President of The Royal Society; Sir Rob Margetts CBE, Chairman of Legal and General Group plc; Professor Noreen Murray Geneticist, University of Edinburgh

Permanent Secretary (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform): Sir Brian Bender KCB

Permanent Secretary (Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills): Ian Watmore

Chief Scientific Adviser: Professor John Beddington CMG

The State

Independent Chair: Sir David Cooksey, Chair of Advent Venture Partners

Non-civil service members: Mohammed Aziz, Director Faithwise Ltd; Sir Michael Tomlinson CBE, formerly Chief Inspector of Schools; Dame Suzi Leather DBE, Chair of the Charity Commission; Dame Mary Marsh DBE, Director and Chief Executive of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

Cabinet Secretary: Sir Gus O'Donnell KCB

Permanent Secretary (Cabinet Office) : Alex Allan

The Economy

Independent Chair: Sir John Parker, Chairman, National Grid plc

Non-civil service members: Dame Steve Shirley DBE, Life President of Xansa plc; Sir Rob Margetts CBE, Chairman of Legal and General Plc; Rosemarie Harris, farmer, South Wales; Christopher Hyman, Chief Executive, SERCO plc; Peter Chappelow, Portfolio Chairman; David Thomas CBE, former Chief Execiutive of Whitbread plc

Permanent Secretary (HM Treasury): Sir Nicholas Macpherson KCB

Permanent Secretary (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform): Sir Brian Bender KCB

Permanent Secretary (Dept for Culture, Media and Sport): Jonathan Stephens

Permanent Secretary (Scottish Executive): Sir John Elvidge KCB