Board Members' Declarations of Interest
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- Governance Documents
- 22 January 2025
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 |
| Marie Fallon | Forestry Commission | Chair of Forestry & Woodland Advisory Committee North East |
| Northumberland National Park Authority | Authority Member | |
| Dr Paul McAleavey | European Commission Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security | 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 – Board member | |
| Professor Christopher Spray | Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park | Board member, Audit & Risk Committee, Planning and Access Committee |
| Appointed Member to Audit and Risk Committee | Organisation | Role |
| Marie Fallon | Northumberland National Park Authority | Board Member |
| North East Forestry and Woodland | Chair of Advisory Committee | |
| Morag Sheppard | Scottish Legal Complaints Commission | External Member of Audit & Risk Committee |
| Water Industry Commission for Scotland | Ministerial appointment – Board member | |
| Professor Christopher Spray | Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park | Board member, Audit & Risk Committee, Planning and Access Committee |
| Neil Oakley (Co-opted Member) | Natwest Bank Plc – Financial Services | Senior Risk Manager – Global Head of Control Room |
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 | 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 | |
| Neil Oakley (Co-opted member) | Natwest Group 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) |
| Paul McAleavey | Honorary Professor – Centre for Public Policy, University of Glasgow |
| Neil Oakley (Co-opted member) | Board and Member & Trustee – Home-Start Essex |
| Management Committee Member – British Aerobatics Association |
Category Nine: Close Family Members
Environmental Standards Scotland Code of Conduct, Section 4, para 4.23 refers.
(nil)