• Governance Documents
  • 30 April 2024

Register of Appointed Member Interests

Category One: Remuneration

Environmental Standards Scotland Code of Conduct, Section 4, paras 4.4 – 4.12 refer.

Members Organisation Role
Dr Richard Dixon Sole trader Consultant
The Scotsman Freelance writer
Marie Fallon Northumberland National Park Authority Board Member
Dr Paul McAleavey European Commission Joint Research Centre Employed as EU civil servant
Dr Annalisa Savaresi University of Stirling Senior Lecturer
University of Eastern Finland Associate Professor
Morag Sheppard Scottish Legal Complaints Commission External Member of Audit & Risk Committee
Water Industry Commission for Scotland Ministerial appointment – Interim Board member
Professor Christopher Spray Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Ministerial appointment – Board member, Audit & Risk Committee, Planning & Access Committee
Tweed Forum Self-employed – Remuneration for work on
specific environmental science projects
Appointed Member to Audit and Risk Committee Organisation Role
Dr Richard Dixon Sole trader Consultant
The Scotsman Freelance writer
Marie Fallon Northumberland National Park Authority Board Member
Morag Sheppard Scottish Legal Complaints Commission External Member of Audit & Risk Committee
Water Industry Commission for Scotland Ministerial appointment – Interim Board member

Category Two: Other Roles

Environmental Standards Scotland Code of Conduct, Section 4, paras 4.13 – 4.14 refer.

Member Name of Organisation Nature of Business Relationship to company where you hold a remuneration position
Professor Christopher Spray Tweed Forum Environmental charity and limited company Non-remunerated trustee of Tweed Forum
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs Countryside Trust Environmental charity and limited company Non-remunerated trustee of the Countryside Trust, appointed by the National Park Authority, but the Countryside Trust is a separate company to the National Park Authority.

Category Three: Contracts

Environmental Standards Scotland Code of Conduct, Section 4, paras 4.15 – 4.16 refer.

(nil)

Category Four: Election Expenses

Environmental Standards Scotland Code of Conduct, Section 4, para 4.17 refers.

(nil)

Category Five: Houses, Land and Buildings

Environmental Standards Scotland Code of Conduct, Section 4, paras 4.18 – 4.19 refer.

(nil)

Category Six: Interest in Shares and Securities

Environmental Standards Scotland Code of Conduct, Section 4, para 4.20 refers

Members Registered name of company in which you hold shares
Morag Sheppard M&G plc
Prudential plc

Category Seven: Gifts and Hospitality

Environmental Standards Scotland Code of Conduct, Section 4, para 4.21 refers.

(nil)

Category Eight: Non-Financial Interests

Environmental Standards Scotland Code of Conduct, Section 4, para 4.22 refers.

Member Details of non-financial interest
Richard Dixon Board member of Postcode Innovation Trust
Morag Sheppard Member of Arnprior Community Council (Secretary)
Christopher Spray Scottish Biodiversity Programme Board – Advisory Group

Category Nine: Close Family Members

Environmental Standards Scotland Code of Conduct, Section 4, para 4.23 refers.

(nil)

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