The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport appoints the members of the Advisory Council. They are not paid.
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 2017
CHAIRMAN: Sir Terence Etherton, Master of the Rolls
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 Lesley Ferguson, Head of Collections, Historic Environment Scotland
Dr Helen Forde, historian and archivist; formerly Board member of the Museums and Libraries Association, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Postal Museum and Vice-President of the Society of Antiquaries
Ms Angela Kelly, Legal Adviser and Examiner of Statutory Rules, Northern Ireland Assembly
Dr Elizabeth Lomas, Senior Lecturer in Information Governance, University College London; formerly Head of Records Management Services for the Royal Household
Sir John Ramsden Bt, Formerly HM Ambassador to Croatia; formerly Head, Central and North West Europe Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Mr Michael Smyth CBE QC(Hon), Visiting Professor, Queen Mary College London; Chairman, Community Links; formerly Head of Government Practice, Clifford Chance
Ms Jeannette Strickland, independent archive and records consultant; formerly Head of Art, Archives and Records Management, Unilever
Mr Trevor Woolley CB, Formerly Director General, Ministry of Defence
(last updated September 2017)
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.
