tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications 2026-05-21T15:04:31+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/dame-helen-ghosh-appointed-as-chair-of-the-office-for-environmental-protection 2026-05-21T15:04:31+01:00 Dame Helen Ghosh appointed as Chair of the Office for Environmental Protection The formal appointment of Dame Helen comes as Julie Hill steps down as interim Chair tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/appointment-of-non-executive-director-to-the-department-for-work-and-pensions-board 2026-05-20T11:49:09+01:00 Appointment of Non-Executive Director to the Department for Work and Pensions Board Appointed by the Secretary of State, Lisa Tremble will join the DWP Departmental Board from 1 April 2026 as Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Executive Leadership Board. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-appointment-to-the-committee-on-fuel-poverty 2026-05-18T16:43:15+01:00 New appointment to the Committee on Fuel Poverty A new member has joined the Committee on Fuel Poverty. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/appointment-of-mo-baines-as-lead-non-executive-director 2026-05-15T14:42:56+01:00 Appointment of Mo Baines as Lead Non-Executive Director Mo Baines has been appointed as Lead Non-Executive Director for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/politics-or-hollywood 2026-05-15T12:00:10+01:00 Politics or Hollywood? A keynote speech by Jessica Lennard, CMA Chief Strategy & External Affairs Officer, delivered at the W@CompetitionUK and SuperWomen of Colour event. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/environment-agency-board-members-terms-extended 2026-05-14T15:07:15+01:00 Environment Agency Board members' terms extended Each member will continue in post until January 2028 tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/locals-to-decide-name-for-wylfa-smr-project 2026-05-14T13:11:53+01:00 Locals to decide name for Wylfa SMR project GBE-N are proud to launch a naming competition for its flagship SMR at Wylfa. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/lead-non-executive-director-and-non-executive-director-appointed-to-the-moj-departmental-board 2026-05-12T09:00:07+01:00 Lead Non-Executive Director and Non-Executive Director appointed to the MOJ Departmental Board The Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice has approved the appointments of Rob Whiteman CBE as Lead Non-Executive Director and Justin Russell as Non-Executive Director to the Ministry of J… tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/updates-to-the-board-of-natural-england 2026-05-11T11:00:00+01:00 Updates to the Board of Natural England Kate Gibson named as new Deputy Chair; Rachel Danemann confirmed as new member; and Professor Lynn Dicks reappointed tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/planning-inspectorate-publishes-march-official-statistics 2026-04-23T09:39:18+01:00 Planning Inspectorate publishes March official statistics The Planning Inspectorate has published the March 2026 official statistics tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-commissioners-of-the-forestry-commission-appointed 2026-04-21T11:30:02+01:00 New Commissioners of the Forestry Commission appointed The new Commissioners began their terms on 1 April tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/dame-helen-ghosh-named-as-preferred-chair-for-the-office-for-environmental-protection 2026-04-17T15:20:22+01:00 Dame Helen Ghosh named as preferred Chair for the Office for Environmental Protection  Following a rigorous process Helen Ghosh has been selected as the preferred candidate to replace Dame Glenys Stacey  tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/cma-appoints-new-non-executive-directors 2026-04-17T11:00:00+01:00 CMA appoints new non-executive directors CMA welcomes newly appointed non-executive directors to the board. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/change-of-nuclear-decommissioning-authority-chair 2026-04-15T16:58:34+01:00 Change of Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Chair Nuclear Decommissioning Authority group Chair to step down to focus on other existing and potential future board roles. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/great-british-energy-nuclear-and-rolls-royce-smr-sign-contract 2026-04-13T06:04:00+01:00 Great British Energy - Nuclear and Rolls-Royce SMR sign contract Great British Energy – Nuclear signs a contract with Rolls‑Royce SMR to deliver the UK’s first SMRs. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/two-new-appointments-to-uk-sea-fish-industry-authority-board 2026-04-10T10:00:00+01:00 Two new appointments to UK Sea Fish Industry Authority Board  Two independent board members appointed for three-year terms tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/what-do-phds-think-about-our-placement-scheme 2026-04-09T15:04:43+01:00 What do PhDs think about our placement scheme? With more than 200 PhD placements since 2016, alumni share how the scheme has shaped their research, skills and careers. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/gbe-n-continues-to-build-delivery-team-for-first-smrs 2026-04-02T13:59:00+01:00 GBE-N Continues to Build Delivery Team for First SMRs GBE-N continue to make progress in building a strong team which will deliver the UK's first SMRs. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/appointments-to-the-agriculture-and-horticulture-development-board 2026-04-01T12:08:45+01:00 Appointments to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Two new board members have been appointed to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/appointments-to-the-consumer-council-for-water-board 2026-04-01T10:00:01+01:00 Appointments to the Consumer Council for Water Board The new board members will serve three-year terms