Our governance
The main decision-making teams and committees at the Mining Remediation Authority.
Board
The board sets the Mining Remediation Authority’s strategy and monitors performance. Its members are appointed by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero.
It’s responsible for:
- making strategic decisions
- managing relationships with stakeholders
- evaluating the current strategy and improving it
Board objectives
Board members
The members of the board are:
- Jeff Halliwell, non-executive chair
- Lisa Pinney MBE, chief executive
- Kate Denham
- Bev Smith
- David Brooks
- Jayne Scott
- Paul Frammingham
- Carl Banton
Board members’ interests
View the Mining Remediation Authority’s board members’ interests.
Board standing orders
Executive leadership team
The executive leadership team is responsible for the day-to-day running of the authority. They meet weekly to talk about what the authority wants to do, how they can do it and how quickly.
Executive leadership team members
The team is made up of the Mining Remediation Authority’s executive directors.
Its members are:
- Lisa Pinney, chief executive and accounting officer
- Paul Frammingham, chief finance and information officer
- Carl Banton, operations and sustainability director
- Richard Bond, innovation and services director
- James Lowth, programme and contract assurance director
- Julia Draycon, environment and resilience director
- Victoria Slingsby, people and engagement director
- Fay Bull, programme director
- Neil Wolstenholme, interim programme director
Audit and risk assurance committee
The audit and risk assurance committee works to make sure the authority’s risks are properly managed.
They meet at least 4 times a year and are responsible for reviewing the Mining Remediation Authority’s:
- risk management
- main policies
- annual report and accounts
- external and internal audit results
Members
The members of the committee are:
- Jayne Scott, Chair
- Bev Smith
- Kate Denham