Dr Jennifer Hoyle, Lesley Francois and Daniel Shears have been reappointed to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council from 1 September 2024.
On behalf of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, we are pleased to announce the reappointment of Dr Jennifer Hoyle, Lesley Francois and Daniel Shears to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council for a further term of five years from 1 November 2021.
Dr Lesley Rushton, Chair of IIAC, said that Dr Jennifer Hoyle, Lesley Francois and Daniel Shears have provided valuable input to the work of the Council over the last five years, and is delighted that they have been reappointed for a further five year term.
Dr Jennifer Hoyle
Dr Hoyle is, an independent member with expertise in respiratory diseases. She is a Consultant Physician at North Manchester General Hospital and the Clinical Lead for the Strategic Clinical network for Respiratory and Long Covid in Greater Manchester. Jennifer is a Member of the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh and a Fellow, of the Royal College of Physicians.
Lesley Francois, LLB(Hons) MA LLM
Ms Francois is an independent member with legal expertise. She is a Magistrate with the Ministry of Justice and a Justice of Peace on the Family Panel. Lesley holds membership of the Law Society's Personal Injury Panel, and the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers where she is accredited with Senior Litigator Status, Occupational Disease Specialist Status, Asbestos Disease Specialist Status.
Daniel Shears
Mr Shears is a representative of employed earners. He is the National Health, Safety and Environment Director with the GMB Trade Union. Daniel also holds membership on the Health and Safety Executive Industry Advisory Committees, including the Construction Industry Advisory Committee and Paper and Board Industry Advisory Committee, and the TUC's Union Health and Safety Specialists Committee.
