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27 Nov 2007 - Ref 54/07


REAPPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF
THE INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURE APPEALS PANEL

The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has reappointed 28 members for a second term to serve on the Independent Agriculture Appeals Panel. Details of the reappointed members are attached.

Appeals Panels meet to consider appeals from farmers and traders against decisions made by RPA in administering the various schemes that it operates.

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Notes to Editors

1. The Rural Payments Agency is an executive agency of the Department for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). It is the single paying agency responsible for the administration of the Single Payment Scheme in England and for certain schemes throughout the UK.

2. The reappointment of Panel Members has been conducted under guidelines set by the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments.

3. Information on Rural Payments Agency appeals procedures can be found at www.rpa.gov.uk.
4. Media only contact: Ciaran Baker, RPA press officer: 0118 968 7680.


Panel Member Reappointed
NameLocation
Mr Richard Angood Cambridge
Miss Anna Bassett Devon
Mr Richard Betton Co Durham
Mrs Sarah Blackford East Sussex
Mr Robert Caudwell Lincolnshire
Mr Mark Cossens Essex
Mr Philip Denee Hampshire
Mr Simon Dixon Smith Suffolk
Mrs Jane Dyson Buckinghamshire
Mr Graham England Devon
Mrs Marie Francis OBE Norfolk
Mrs Rosalind Gough Wiltshire
Mr Mark Howard Oxfordshire
Mr John D Hugill North Yorkshire
Mr Peter Johnson Essex
Mr Peter Lawler Wiltshire
Mr Martin Lea Cheshire
Mr Alistair Mackintosh Cumbria
Mrs Elizabeth Mansfield Suffolk
Mr David Papworth Norfolk
Mr Andrew Pye Co Durham
Mr James Reader Staffordshire
Mr Jim Reed OBE Berkshire
Mr Glen Sanderson Northumberland
Mrs Jane Uzzell North Yorkshire
Mrs Elizabeth Wareham Devon
Mr Stephen Willis North Yorkshire
Mr Tim Wilson Bristol