Public Appointments and Public Bodies
Royal Mint Advisory Committee on the design of coins, medals, seals and decorations
The purpose of the advisory committee is to raise the standard of numismatic art and this remains its primary concern being charged on behalf of the Chancellor of the Exchequer with the examination of all new designs for the United Kingdom coins and official medals. It was established with the personal approval of King George V in 1922 and meetings are held in the City of London and are chaired by Sir Christopher Frayling. Members of the Committee are appointed on a seven yearly basis and are unpaid.
Current appointees to the Committee
| Name | Appointed | Occupation | Position |
| Professor Sir Christopher Frayling |
January 2001 (re- appointed, January 2005) |
Rector, Royal College of Art |
Chairman |
| David Barrass | May 2006 | Deputy Master of the Mint |
Deputy Chairman |
| Peter Gwynn-Jones CVO |
January 1996 (re- appointed, January 2003) |
Garter Principle King of Arms |
Member |
| Stuart Devlin AO CMG |
January 1998 (re- appointed, January 2005) |
Silversmith and Numismatic Artist |
Member |
| Katherine Eustace | January 1996 (re- appointed, January 2005) |
Art Historian | Member |
| Sir Peter Michael CBE |
March 1999 (re- appointed, March 2006) |
Businessman | Member |
| Rosalind Savill CBE | March 1999 (re- appointed, March 2006) |
Director, Wallace Collection |
Member |
| The Rt Hon Lord Luce |
January 2001 | Lord Chamberlain | Member |
| Mary Anne Stevens | April 2001 | Acting Secretary, Royal Academy of Art |
Member |
| Professor David Cannadine OBE |
September 2004 | Professor of British History, Institute of Historical Research |
Member |
| Diana Condell | September 2004 | Former Senior Curator, Imperial War Museum | Member |
| John Maine RA | September 2004 | Sculptor and Numismatic Art |
Member |
| Stephen Raw | January 2005 | Designer of Letterforms |
Member |
| John Porteous OBE | Numismatic Consultant to the Committee |
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| Dr Kevin Clancy | Librarian and Curator, Royal Mint Museum |
Secretary to the Committee |
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Court of the Bank of England
Court’s role is to manage the Bank of England’s affairs, other than the formulation of monetary policy. The Bank of England Act 1998 provides for Court to determine the Bank’s objectives and strategy, to ensure the effective discharge of the Bank’s functions and, subject to that, to ensure the most efficient use of the Bank’s resources.
The Act creates a sub-committee of non-executive directors, known as NedCo, with statutory responsibilities for keeping the Bank’s performance under review. The Chancellor appoints one non-executive director as chair of NedCo and the current chair is Sir John Parker.
The chair of NedCo earns a remuneration of £12,000 a year, chairs of the various sub-committees earn £9,000 a year and a non-executive director earns £6,000 a year. Appointments to Court are made by the Queen.
Current appointees to the Court
Bank of England
Debating Union Trust Executive Director
| Name | Appointed | Occupation | Position |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS | |||
| Mervyn King | 1 July 2003 | Bank of England | Governor |
| Sir John Gieve | 16 January 2006 | Bank of England | Deputy Governor |
| Rachel Lomax | 1 July 2003 | Bank of England | Deputy Governor |
| NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS | |||
| Mary Francis | 1 June 2001 | Centrica plc | Non-Executive Director |
| Sir Graham Hall | 1 June 2001 | Northern Growth Corridor Steering Group |
Non-Executive Director |
| David Potter | 1 June 2003 | Psion plc | Non-Executive Director |
| Heather Rabbats | 1 June 2003 | Channel 4 | Non-Executive Director |
| Callum McCarthy | 22 September 2003 |
Financial Services Authority |
Non-Executive Director |
| Peter Jay | 1 June 2003 | Oxford Literary and Debating Union Trust |
Non-Executive Director |
| Brendan Barber | 1 June 2003 | Trade Union Congress | Non-Executive Director |
| Sir Andrew Likierman | 1 June 2004 | London Business School | Non-Executive Director |
| Sir John Parker * | 1 June 2004 | National Grid Transco | Non-Executive Director |
| Amelia Fawcett | 1 June 2004 | Morgan Stanley International |
Non-Executive Director |
| Arun Sarin | 1 June 2005 | Vodaphone | Non-Executive Director |
| Paul Myners | 1 June 2005 | Marks and Spencer | Non-Executive Director |
| Geoffrey Wilkinson | 1 March 2005 | South West Regional Development Agency |
Non-Executive Director |
| David Rhind | 1 June 2006 | City University | Non-Executive Director |
| James Strachan | 1 June 2006 | Royal National Institute for the Deaf |
Non-Executive Director |
| Robert Wigley | 1 June 2006 | Merrill Lynch | Non-Executive Director |
* Chair of the sub-committee of non-executive director i.e. Senior Non-Executive Director
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Public Services Productivity panel
| Name | Appointed | Occupation | Position |
| Andrew Smith | Chief Secretary to HMT | Sept 2000 | Chair |
| Lynton Barker | Head of Management Consultancy Services/ PricewaterhouseCoopers |
Sept 2000 | Member |
| Keith Burgess | Former Global Managing Partner, Andersen Consulting |
Sept 2000 | Member |
| Caroline Burton | Board member, London Pension Fund Authority | Sept 2000 | Member |
| Sir Ian Byatt | Former Director General, OFWAT | Sept 2000 | Member |
| Pat Carter | Direct Investor in US & European healthcare and technology businesses |
Sept 2000 | Member |
| Fiona Driscoll | Director/Marketing, Defence Evaluation Research Agency |
Sept 2000 | Member |
| Michael Frye | Chairman, Lynara (Management) Ltd | Sept 2000 | Member |
| Andrew Foster | Controller, Audit Commission | Sept 2000 | Member |
| Sir Michael Lyons | Chief Executive, Birmingham City Council | Sept 2000 | Member |
| John Miskelly | Chairman of JM and Director of Blueprint Group Ltd |
Sept 2000 | Member |
| Greg Parston | Chief Executive, Office for Public Spending Management |
Sept 2000 | Member |
| Lord Simon | Advisor to the Cabinet Office | Sept 2000 | Member |
| Lord Sainsbury | Minister of State, DTI | Sept 2000 | Member |
| Clare Spottiswoode | Former Associate Partner of PA Consultancy Group |
Sept 2000 | Member |
| John Smith | Director of Finance | Sept 2000 | Member |
| David Varney | Chief Executive, BG Group | Sept 2000 | Member |
| Professor Sir Adrian Webb |
Vice Chancellor, University of Glamorgan | Sept 2000 | Member |
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Policyholders Protection Board (Executive NDPB)
The Policyholders Protection Board (PPB) is a statutory body set up under the Policyholders Protection Act 1975 to administer a scheme for compensating policyholders in cases where their insurance companies get into financial difficulties. The scheme is funded by levies, raised as necessary, from the insurance industry. The Board members, who are appointed for a two year period, receive remuneration on attendance of £200 per day with the chairman receiving £300 per day. Expenses are paid in addition to this. The Board meets perhaps four or five times a year in ordinary circumstances.
Current Appointees to the Board
| Name | Appointed | Occupation | Position |
| Sir John Carter | National House Building Council | September 2000 | Chairman |
| Peter Foster | Commercial Union | May 1998 | Board member |
| Andrew Yard | NFU Mutual Insurance Society | February 1999 | Board member |
| Susan Ward | Association for Payment Clearing Services | May 1998 | Board member |
| Frances Harrison | National Consumer Council | May 1998 | Board member |
| David Woods | Scottish Provident Institution | May 1998 | Board member |
| Edward Christie | Aviation and General | May 1998 | Board member |
| Chris Swinson | BDO Stoy Hayward | May 1998 | Board member |
| Diana Benjamin | Kingsley Napley | May 1998 | Board member |
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Statistics Commission
The Statistics Commission came into existence in summer 2000 as an advisory Non-Departmental Public Body (NDBP); not initially on a statutory basis, but with a remit to advise Ministers on an appropriate statutory framework within two years. The role of the Statistics Commission is to publicly advise Ministers on statistical integrity issues, including on issues of priority setting, quality assurance and the scope of National Statistics. It will draw on the views of users and providers of statistics and will act as the guardian of the public interest in National Statistics. The Chairman receives an annual salary of £28,000pa and the members each receive £5,000pa.
Current Appointees to the Commission
| Name | Appointed | Occupation | Position |
| David Rhind | Vice-Chancellor and Principal, City University | June 2000 | Chair |
| Patricia Hodgson | Chief Executive: Independent Television Commission |
June 2000 | Member |
| Janet Trewsdale | The Queen’s University of Belfast | June 2000 | Member |
| Martin Weale | Director, NIESR | June 2000 | Member |
| Sir Kenneth Calman | Vice-Chancellor, University of Durham | June 2000 | Member |
| Colette Bowe | Chairman, Save & Prosper Group | June 2000 | Member |
| Derek Wanless | President, Chartered Institute of Bankers | June 2000 | Member |