Big lottery fund board appointed
153/06
Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, has announced the appointment of the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) board.
The board is responsible for overseeing the running of lottery distributor BIG, which replaces two former lottery distributors. The fund awards £600 million of lottery money a year to good causes throughout the UK.
The BIG board comes into effect today (1 December) and has operated in an interim capacity since June 2004
BIG’s board is made up of seven general members and four national chairs, led by an overall chair. The national chairs have the additional responsibility of leading committees supervising the distribution of funds within their countries.
The appointments announced today are:
• Chair: Sir Clive Booth.
• General members: Judith Donovan; Roland Doven; John Gartside; Esther O’Callaghan; Albert Tucker; Anna Southall; and Diana Whitworth.
• National chairs: Sanjay Dighé (England); Alison Magee (Scotland); Huw Vaughan Thomas (Wales); and Breidge Gadd (Northern Ireland).
Ms Jowell said:
“The Big Lottery Fund invests £600 million every year in good causes up and down the country, making a real difference to people’s lives.
“The chair and board members I have appointed today will give Big Lottery Fund strong and dynamic leadership.
“Their collective knowledge and experience of local and national issues will help ensure that the Big Lottery Fund continues to make real improvements to people’s lives, by funding local community programmes as well as large iconic projects that we can all enjoy.”
Sir Clive Booth said:
“The new board will take over an exciting range of new programmes benefiting communities across the UK, and targeting those most in need.
“The board will make sure that these programmes have the desired impact and feeding back learning and experience into future planning and policy-making, will keep the board very busy.”
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Notes to editors
1. The board replaces an interim board set up to oversee BIG prior to the passing of the National Lottery Act.
2. These appointments have been made in accordance with the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments’ Code of Practice. Appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the appointments process.
3. The general members will work an average of two or three days a month. They will attend UK board and UK committee meetings or country committee meetings as well as some meetings with organisations with an interest in the work of the Big Lottery Fund. A daily allowance will be paid for time spent on authorised Big Lottery Fund business. The current daily rate is £208.
4. The new national chairs will work an average of eight days a month, including: attending UK board and country committee meetings; visits and meetings with devolved administrations; and engaging with representatives of organisations with an interest in the work of the Big Lottery Fund. They will receive annual remuneration of £24,000.
5. All members will take up the new positions on 1 December 2006 for a period of three to four years.
6. The Big Lottery Fund was created from an administrative merger of two previous Lottery distributors, the Community Fund and the New Opportunities Fund following the passing of the National Lottery Act 2006.
7. BIG is one of thirteen lottery distributors allocating money to good causes in the UK. To date, £19.33 billion of lottery money has been invested in UK good causes.
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Biographical Notes:
Sir Clive Booth has been the chair of the New Opportunities Fund and Community Fund Boards since June 2004. Sir Clive is also the chair of Centrex, the Central Police Training and Development Authority and the chair of the South East Regional Delivery Board of the National Offender Management Service.
Sir Clive’s previous appointments include: chair of the Teacher Training Agency; deputy chair of South East of England Development Agency; director and then vice-chancellor of Oxford Brookes University following a background in the civil service. He is a member of the Labour Party and has canvassed for the party in his local constituency in the last three General Elections.
Sanjay Dighé is principal of Vega Risk Consulting. He has previously held senior executive positions in investment banks including global head of Equity Derivatives at Banque Paribas Capital Markets and Global Head of Financial Engineering at Nippon Credit International. Mr Dighé’s other experience includes: London Borough of Harrow councillor (1998-2006); deputy leader of Harrow Council (2004-6); lead member for equalities, Association of London Government (ALG) (2000-2006); ALG representative on Commission for Racial Equality London Partnership Board; member of London Mayor’s Equalities Commission; chair of London BAME Councillors’ Network; non-executive director (2002-05) and chair of audit committee, Central and North West London NHS Mental Health Trust. Mr Dighé is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He is a member of the Labour Party.
Judith Donovan CBE founded and ran her own direct marketing agency from 1982-2000. She is also chair of Bradford TEC (1989-98) and president of Bradford Chamber of Commerce (1999-2001). She was a millennium commissioner (2000-2006), a health and safety commissioner (2000-2006) and chair of Yorkshire Tourist Board (2005-2008). She is director/trustee of Northern Ballet Theatre and a member of the finance committee at Ripon Cathedral. She has undertaken no political activity during the last five years.
Roland Doven MBE’s experience includes: interim Big Lottery Fund board member (2004-present); associate/lay member at the General Medical Council (1999-present); freelance consultant in philanthropy (2000-present); director, Brockwell Gate Management Company (2004-present); magistrate (1990-present); surgery clerk to Keith Hill MP (1996-1998/2002-present); vice president of the National Association of Bereavement Services (1988-2002); administrator of the National Community Health Resource (1989-90); assistant director of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (1990-93); director of programmes at the Association of Charitable Foundations (1993-2000); Lambeth councillor (1998-2002); member of the Stonewall Citizenship 21 project (2000-03); trustee of Addaction (2003-2005); and independent member of the Parole Board (1997-2006). Roland has undertaken some canvassing for the Labour party during local elections.
Breidge Gadd CBE retired from the Probation Board for Northern Ireland in May 2000 after 14 years as its chief probation officer. During her career in the probation service she was an expert advisor on criminal justice practice to the Council of Europe, a founding member of the European conference on probation and visiting professor at the University of Ulster. Breidge was the Northern Ireland board member for the New Opportunities Fund and a member of the interim Big Lottery board. She is deputy chair of the Legal Services Commission. She has undertaken no political activity during the last five years.
John Gartside has been chair of Warrington Primary Care Trust since October 2006. He has also been: interim BLF board member (2004-present); chair of 5 Boroughs Partnership (specialist mental health trust 2002-2006); chair of Warrington Community Health Care NHS Trust (1995-2002); director of external relations at Warrington Collegiate Institute (1993-97) and previously Head of Management and Professional Studies Department (1989-93); and member of the Warrington and Runcorn New Town Development Corporation (1983-1989). Mr Gartside has also been leader of Warrington Local unitary Authority (1992-2002); chair of Cheshire Local Government Association (2000-02); a magistrate (1978-present); founder member of North West Regional Assembly (resigned 2002); member of the Cheshire Police Authority (1998-2004); deputy lieutenant for Cheshire. Trustee and Company secretary Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Trust (Peace Centre in Warrington); Freeman of Warrington; OBE 2000. He is no longer a local authority member or an active member of the Labour Party.
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Alison Magee is the convener of Highland Council (2003 - present). She has 20 years local government experience including four years as convener of Sutherland District Council. She has also served on Highland Health Board, was a member of the Scotland Office’s Commission on Boundary Differences and Voting Systems, and previously ran her own small business. She is a board member of Caithness and Sutherland Enterprise. Alison Magee is not a member of any political party and stands as an independent in her role as convenor of Highland Council and she will not seek re-election in May 2007.
Esther O’Callaghan was interim BLF board member (2004-present). She is an entrepreneur, DJ and music producer. Owner of independent second-hand record store, FACTORY (2002-05), she used the profits from the business to establish the FACTORY Foundation, providing free music workshops for disadvantaged children and young people across Greater Manchester. Formerly a business mentor for the Prince’s Trust and member of Northern Steering Committee for Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy she now provides consultancy and production for music and charity events through her company Milk and Honey UK Ltd, most notably for the Manchester International Festival 2007 and Community Foundation for Greater Manchester. She has not undertaken any political activity during the last five years.
Anna Southall was interim BLF Board Member (2004-present). Her other experience includes: member of the independent advisory panel on Futurebuilders (2005-07); member of the Spoliation Advisory Panel (2000-present); chair of Barrow Cadbury Trust and Barrow Cadbury Fund 1996-2006; member of the executive committee of the Association of Charitable Foundations (2004-present); and chair of Institute of Conservation (2005-6). Previously she was chief executive of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (2002-3); director of the National Museums & Galleries of Wales (98-2002). She has undertaken no political activity during the last five years.
Huw Thomas is currently director of Taro Consultancy Ltd. He was formerly: chief executive of Denbighshire County Council (1995-2001); chief executive of Gwynedd County Council (1991-96); director for Wales at the Department of Employment (1988-91); regional director of Department of Employment, South West England (1986-88); regional employment manager of the employment services agency at Manpower Services Commission (1982-83); private secretary to Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment (1976-7); manager of London Office of Professional and Executive Recruitment (1974-76).Mr Thomas’ current public appointments include: interim board member, Big Lottery Fund; independent member, Parole Board for England & Wales; consumer member, Hearing Aid Council. Previous public appointments include: Olympic Lottery Distributor (2005-6); member and commission on powers & electoral arrangements of National Assembly for Wales (2002-04); lay member of Council and vice-chair Committee for Wales. He has undertaken no political activity during the last five years.
Diana Whitworth was: interim BLF Board Member (2004-present); co-director, Grandparents plus; chief Executive, Carers UK (1999-2003); head of public affairs/senior policy and development officer at National Consumer Council (1990-99/1988-90); senior consumer adviser, Hillingdon Consumer Advice Centre (1973-77); member of Connecting for Health Service (IT) Implemenation Board (2005-present); council member at Advertising Standards Authority (2005-present); chair of external reference group at the National Service Framework for Long Term Conditions (2002-2005); member of strategic research board at the Economic and Social Research Council (2003-2006); member of the BBC Appeals Advisory Committee (2002-present); Portman Group Independent Complaints Panel (1997-2003). She has not undertaken any political activity during the last five years.
Albert Tucker was managing director of Twin and Twin Trading (Fairtrade brands, 1997-2006) and Fairtrade Adviser; community services manager (1991-97); co-ordinator, Notting Hill Social Council (1986-91); customer services manager, Sanyo Marubeni (1980-83); and member of research board of Centre for Tomorrow’s Company.
He has also been trustee of Comic Relief (and chair of its international grants committee). Mr Tucker is a member of the Labour Party, but has not undertaken any political activity during the last five years.
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