The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport appoints the members of the Advisory Council.
As an advisory non-departmental public body, the Advisory Council adheres to the Code of Practice set out by the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments.
Members 2020
CHAIR: Sir Terence Etherton, Master of the Rolls.
DEPUTY CHAIR: Mr Trevor Woolley CB, non-executive director, Oil and Pipelines Agency; formerly Director General, Ministry of Defence, who also acts as Deputy Chair of the Council.
Lady Moira Andrews, Director, Praetor Legal Ltd and ADS Group Ltd; Visiting Research Fellow, King’s College London; former Government Legal Adviser.
Ms Hillary Bauer OBE, adviser on culture and heritage issues; formerly Head of International and Cultural Property Unit, Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Ms Liz Copper, BBC Senior Broadcast Journalist.
Ms Lesley Ferguson, Head of Archives and Engagement, Historic Environment Scotland.
Dr Helen Forde, historian and archivist; formerly board member of the Museums and Libraries Association, Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Postal Museum; Vice-President of the Society of Antiquaries.
Dr Peter Gooderham CMG, former Ambadassor to the UN and WTO in Geneva.
Stephen Hawker, independent national security consultant; independent member of the Audit Committee of Manchester Metropolitan University.
Martin Howard, retired senior security official specialising in cyber and intelligence security policy and operations. Appointed Companion of the Bath (CB).
Phillip Johnson, barrister; Professor of Commercial Law at Cardiff University; published numerous books and articles on law and legal political history.
Leon Litvack, Professor of Victorian Studies at the Queen’s University of Belfast; specialist on Charles Dickens; board member of the Charles Dickens Museum; board member of National Museums Northern Ireland; freelance broadcaster for the BBC.
Helene Pantelli, solicitor specialising in commercial law; ombudsman at the Financial Ombudsman.
David Rossington CB, former civil servant; Vice Chair and Treasurer of Stoll; Treasurer of Earth Trust; Trustee at the Oxfordshire Community Foundation; Trustee of Arts at the Old Fire Station.
Mr Michael Smyth CBE QC (Hon), Chairman, Glastry Advisory Partners; Member and SID Legal Services Board.
Dr Jeannette Strickland, independent archive and records consultant; formerly Head of Art, Archives and Records Management, Unilever.
Martin Uden CB, former Ambassador in Seoul; International Partnerships Adviser at Queen Mary University of London; Trustee of a Christian mission charity; Chairman of the British Korean Society; President of the British Korean War Veterans’ Society; published author.
Mr John Wood, solicitor; Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA) Independent Member; former Charity Commission for England and Wales Legal Board Member and Board Consultant; formerly Herbert Smith Freehills, Partner, then Consultant.
(last updated August 2020)
Members of the Advisory Council are required to disclose interests they or close family members have, which might influence their judgment or which could be perceived to do so by a reasonable member of the public. See the register of interests for more information.