Commission Members

The announcement to appoint the current membership was made by Minister Mark H Durkan, MLA, on 16 December 2014. The current membership was appointed to serve from 1st December 2014 to 31 March 2017, however, the Minister extended the term from 1 April 2017 until such times as the Commission is officially dissolved.

Name Position Profile Date of Appointment Renumeration Committee Membership
(* attendance at meetings per 24 hours)
Bumper Graham Chairperson Former Assistant General Secretary, NIPSA 5-Oct-20 £15,900 per annum Staffing
Member 1-Feb-13 £126*
Bernie Kelly Member Former SDLP Councillor, Belfast City Council Former Assistant Director of Physical and Sensory Disability Services, Belfast Health and Social Services Trust, Development Manager, Shared Lives Plus 1-Dec-14 £126*
Charlie Mack Member Chief Executive, Cranstoun Group 1-Dec-14 £126*
Hilary Singleton OBE Member Former Practising Solicitor 1-Dec-14 £126* Audit
Lynsey Boal Member Self Employed Barrister 1-Dec-14 £126* Staffing
Monica Burns Member International Health Development Consultant 1-Dec-14 £126* Staffing
Paul Corrigan Member Independent Investigator and Arbitrator (Former Director of Logistics, Royal Mail) Non-Executive Director, Northern Health and Social Care Trust (from June 2022) 1-Dec-14 £126* Staffing
Prof Robert Hutchinson Member Former Dean of the Ulster Business School and Provost University of Ulster, Coleraine Campus 1-Dec-14 £126* Audit
Chair of Audit Committee 12-Mar-24
Roisin McDonough Member Chief Executive, Arts Council of Northern Ireland 1-Dec-14 £126* Audit
William Francey MBE Member Former Director of Health and Environmental Services, Belfast City Council 1-Dec-14 £126*

The Code of Conduct for Staff Commission Members 2020 details the standards expected from Commission members when carrying out their role as Commission members. The Commission's Management Statement should be read in conjunction with the Code of Conduct.


Commission meetings are convened in line with the Standing Orders 2023.