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March 2026: Register of members' interests: Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC)

Updated 21 April 2026

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Members of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) are required to declare any personal, political or business interests that could (or could be seen to) influence their judgement.

1. Professor Gillian听Leng听

Role: Chair听听

Other public appointments held at present:听听

  • President,听Royal Society of Medicine听

  • A听trustee of the Cochrane Collaboration听

  • Non-executive director,听DSIT audit risk and governance committee听听

  • Brevia Health, consultancy body 鈥� adviser听

  • Council member of Alive听

Previous听public appointments held within the last 5 years:听听

  • Independent lead for a DHSC 谤别惫颈别飞听听

  • Chief Executive听of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence听听

  • Visiting Professor in public health,听King鈥檚 College London听

Personal and business interests:听听

  • Shares in BP听

Political activity:听none

2. Professor鈥疛ohn Cherrie听

Role: Independent scientist听

Other public appointments held at present:听

  • Member, Workplace Health Expert Committee (Health and Safety Executive)听

Previous听public appointments held within the last 5 years: none听

Personal and business interests:听

  • Occasional medico-legal work as an expert witness or short-term consultancy work听

Political activity: none听

3. Lesley鈥疐rancois听

Role: Independent legal expert听

Other public appointments held at present:听

  • Magistrate, Ministry of Justice听

  • Justice of Peace, Family Panel听

  • Adoption Panel Member, Adopt London West, London Borough of Ealing听

  • Case examiner, Fitness to Practice Committee, Nursing and Midwifery Council听

Previous听public appointments held within the last 5 years: none听

Personal and business interests: none听

Political activity: none听

4. Dr鈥疭ally Hemming听

Role: Representative of employers听

Other public appointments held at present: none听

Previous听public appointments held within the last 5 years: none听

Personal and business interests:听

  • Member, National听Health听and Wellbeing at Work Forum听

  • Occasional wellbeing work as an independent practitioner听

  • Involved with academic research at the University of Loughborough and University of Derby.听

Political activity: none听

5. Professor Max Henderson听

Role: Independent scientist and medical expert听

Other public appointments held at present:听none听

Previous听public appointments held within the last 5 years:听听

  • Member, Occupational Health and Mental Health Expert Advisory Groups, Joint DH DWP Health听and Work Unit听

Personal and business interests: none听

Political activity: none听

6. Professor听Richard Heron听

Role: Independent medical expert听听

Other public appointments held at present:听None听

Previous听public appointments held within the last 5 years:听

  • Member, NHSE/NHSI Health and Wellbeing Expert Advisory Group听

  • Member, NHS England Staff Health Advisory Board听

Personal and business interests:听

  • Co-chair for International Occupational Medicine Society Collaborative听

  • Visiting Professor of Work, Health听and Organisations, University of Surrey听

  • Part-time health and work consultancy including:听

  • Cognacity听Limited听

  • RAND Europe听

Political activity: none听

7. Dr Jennifer Hoyle听

Role: Independent member with听expertise听in respiratory diseases听

Other public appointments held at present: none听

Previous听public appointments held within the last 5 years: none听

Personal and business interests:听

  • Clinical Lead for the Strategic Clinical network for Respiratory and Long Covid in Greater Manchester听听

  • Honorary Senior lecturer Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Manchester University听

  • Involved in studies on gender bias in occupational lung disease听

  • Occasional expert witness in Medico-legal cases on occupational lung disease听

  • Previous听advisory board member on RSV vaccination for Pfizer and COPD biologics, Astra Zeneca听

  • Co-chair British Thoracic Society clinical statement on silicosis听

Political activity: none听

8. Dr Ian Lawson听

Role: Representative of employers听

Other public appointments held at present: none听

Previous听public appointments held within the last 5 years: none听

Personal and business interests:听none听

Political activity: none听

9. Professor Damien听McElvenny听

Role: Independent scientist听

Other public appointments held at present: none听

Previous听public appointments held within the last 5 years: none听

Personal and business interests:听

  • Principal Epidemiologist, Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM)听

  • Honorary Senior Research Fellow, University of Manchester (UoM)听

  • Freelance Researcher, University Medical Centre, Amsterdam听

  • Honorary Fellow, Faculty of Occupational Medicine.听

  • Honorary Member, Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM)听

  • Chair, SOM鈥檚 Workplace Health Intelligence Advisory Group听

  • Involved in studies on COVID-19 and former professional footballers within his employment with the IOM听in association with听the UoM.听

  • Currently working on the Council鈥檚 commissioned review of women and health at the IOM听听

  • Occasional medico-legal work as an expert witness or short-term or longer-term consultancy work听

Political activity: none听

10. Steven Mitchell听

Role: Representative of employed earners听

Other public appointments held at present: none听

Previous听public appointments held within the last 5 years: none听

Personal and business interests: none听

Political activity:听

  • Member, Labour Party听

11. Daniel Shears听

Role: Representative of employed earners听

Other public appointments held at present: none听

Previous听public appointments held within the last 5 years: none听

Personal and business interests:听

  • Chair, Joint HSE/Trade Unions Operational Gas Forum听

  • Vice Chair, Joint Union Asbestos in Schools Campaign听

  • Member,听Health听and Safety Executive Industry Advisory Committees including鈥�CONIAC鈥痑苍诲鈥�PABIAC听

  • Member, TUC Union听Health听and Safety Specialists Committee听

  • Member, Steering Committee, London Centre for Work and Health听

Political activity:听

  • Member, Labour Party听

12. Dr Chris Stenton听

Role: Independent scientist and medical expert听

Other public appointments held at present: none听

Previous听public appointments held within the last 5 years: none听

Personal and business interests:听

  • Currently involved in medico-legal听civil听cases relating to COVID-19 and pneumoconiosis听

Political activity: none听

Role: Independent scientist听

Other public appointments held at present: none听

Previous听public appointments held within the last 5 years: none听

Personal and business interests:听

  • Seconded to the Office of the Chief Social Policy Adviser, Scottish Government听

  • Member, Research Advisory Board for the Health and Work Growth Accelerators Programme, NHS England听

  • Deputy Director, London Centre for Work and Health听

  • Honorary Senior Research Associate Nordland Hospital Trust, Bodo, Norway听

  • Investigator on a study on occupations and long-covid听

Political activity: none听

14.鈥疍r Gareth Walters听

Role: Independent member with听expertise听in respiratory diseases听

Other public appointments held at present: none听

Previous听public appointments held within the last 5 years: none听

Personal and business interests:听听

  • Chair,听British Thoracic Society specialist advisory group on occupational and environmental lung diseases听

  • Co-investigator on a research project at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust called DETER-ILD;听aims to describe the听natural history all cases of lung fibrosis seen at听hospital听within听the Trust.听Funded听by听a project grant from Boehringer Ingelheim听

Political activity: none

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