COT Register of Interests P - T

Direct employment.

University of Alcalá, Madrid, Spain (from 1st Sept 2023 to date).

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Member of the Scientific Subcommittee, British Toxicology Society (BTS), since 1st December 2022.

Other personal interests.

(Unpaid) Honorary Associate Professor at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. Since 1^st September 2023 to current date.

(Unpaid) Honorary Professorship. Faculty of Pharmacy, CEU San Pablo University (Madrid, Spain). From Sept 2019 to current date.

Fellowships.

Indirect support.

His research group received €9,596 from the University Institute for Police Science Research (IUICP, University of Alcalá, Spain) to direct the project “Isolation of the sperm fraction in sexual assault samples using MACS® columns” (2025–2026).

He is a collaborating researcher on the project “Detergent product development for decontamination of personnel in contact with CBRN agents – DECONPER”, which received €297,520.64 from the Dirección General de Armamento y Material, Ministerio de Defensa (Spain) (2023–2025).

He is a collaborator on the project “Estrategias de recuperación de suelos para uso agrícola – FP24‑RECUPERA”, which received €180,000 from the Madrid Institute of Agrarian Research and Rural Development and Food (IMIDRA) (2024–2027).

He is a collaborator on the consortium project “Caracterización y Remediación de la Contaminación de Suelos y Aguas Subterráneas en la era de la Transición Ecológica y Digital (CARESOIL‑CM)”, which received €991,000 from the Comunidad de Madrid (2025–2028).

He is a collaborator on the project “Methodologies for the evaluation and treatment of soils affected by mixed contamination in extreme‑site conditions – METASOIL”, which received €197,750 from FEDER and the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (2024–2027).

He is a collaborator on the project “Mixtures of contaminants (including PFAS and plastic‑related chemicals), inflammatory pathways, and humoral and cellular immunological response to SARS‑CoV‑2 infection and vaccination”, which received €200,000 from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (2025–2027).

Trusteeships.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

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Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

De Montfort University, Leicester, UK (2015-31/08/2023)

Public Health Scientist, Public Health England, Chilton, UK, from 17th March 2013 to 28th February 2015..

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Associate Member of the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP), Food Standards Agency (FSA). 07/2023-06/2024

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None. 

Trusteeships.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

Other non-personal interests.

Direct employment.

None.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

UK Science Advisory Committees (Paid honoraria) including:

Food Standard Agency:

Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) and related working groups: Member 2021-2024 (1^st Term) and 2021-Present (2^nd Term)

From June 2024 to present appointed as  Vice Chair.

The Joint Expert Group on Additives, Enzymes and other regulated products: Member from June 2024 until March 2025 and then co-opted as a liaison co-ordinator on behalf of COT in my role as Vice-Chair to present.

Joint Expert Group for Food Contact Materials (FCMJEG) as a liaison co-ordinator on behalf of COT in my role as Vice-Chair from December 2024 to present.

Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) Science Advisory Group on Consumer Safety (SAG-CS): Chair 2021-Current.

Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) Science Advisory Group on Consumer Safety (SAG-CS): Non-Executive Director on the OPSS Advisory Board from October 2025 to present.

Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency: Paediatric Medicines Expert Advisory Group (PMEAG) Member since 2022 to present .

Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency: Various Expert Working Groups from 2021 to present.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

British Toxicology Society;

President (2020-2022)

Past President 2022 to Present

General Secretary 2023 to Present

Honorary Fellow from 2024 to present.

British Pharmacological Society:

 Member from 2000 to present

Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology

From 2005-present

Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry

2005 to present

Fellow of the Higher Education Institute

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

FRSB, HonFBTS, FRSC;FHEA.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

CO Research Trust; BTS; Godalming 6th Form College.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

Editor in Chief, Toxicology Research (2024-Present)

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

University of Surrey (1980-2020)

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Commissioner on the Commission of Human Medicines from 2010-2022.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

British Society of Toxicological Pathologists. Resigned as a member in 2020. Held position as President 2020-2022.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None. 

Trusteeships.

Royal Grammar School. 

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

President of the British Toxicology Society. 

Other non-personal interests.

Direct employment.

None.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

DSTL (2020-2025)

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

Direct employment.

Blue Frog Scientific Ltd. (current employer),

Visiting Fellow at Edinburgh Napier University.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Executive Committee and Public Communications Steering Team member at the British Toxicology Society,

Member, European Teratology Society.

Other personal interests.

Sponsored Athlete, Adidas,

Trainer, assessor and presenter, Les Mills International.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

I am a Team Leader (human safety) at the Blue Frog Scientific group of companies, a regulatory affairs consultancy with particular experience in chemicals, human pharmaceuticals, veterinary medicines, biocides and agrochemicals.

Direct employment.

None.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

Direct employment.

Exepathology – consultant pathology services (self employed, sole trader) since 2015

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Regulatory Science Associates. Consultancy since 2019

Histopathology consultant to UCL Cancer Institute since 2018

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

Member of National Trust since 2000

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

Member of the Expert Committee on Pesticides (ECP). Since 2024. 

Other non-personal interests.

Partner is a medical doctor who specialises in obesity and endocrinology since 2009

Direct employment.

Visiting Chair in Veterinary Pathology at Surrey University Veterinary School 2013-2021. 

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Regulatory Science Associates. Ongoing ad hoc consultancy work  since 2019 onwards. 

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

Direct employment.

Self-employed as Consultant in Investigative Toxicology (sole trader); May 2005 – present.

Teachers Pensions Agency (occupational pension); October 2022 – present.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Completed consultancy for Dundee Medical School - preparation of primary research paper on the 8HUM humanised mouse model for publication in Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics; February – December 2024.

Completed consultancy for UK Health and Safety Executive, Agency for UK REACH – RISEP Authorisation Challenge Panels (occasional); December 2023 – February 2025.

Completed consultancy for Deltohn Ltd, Builth Wells, LD2 3RX – project management support (occasional); 2022 – present.

Completed consultancy for UK Health and Safety Executive, Agency for UK REACH – RISEP Restriction Challenge Panels. Moderator for RP003, Tattoo Inks; Challenge Panel Member for RP004, Lead in Ammunition; July 2022 – December 2024.

Completed consultancy for UK Health and Safety Executive, Agency for UK REACH – RISEP Dossier Review Group for proposed PFAS restriction; June – July 2025.

Shareholdings.

Investment Portfolio managed by Schroders Personal Wealth; 2023 – present.

Investment Portfolio managed by Quilter Cheviot (joint with spouse); 2018 – present.

Stocks and Shares ISA managed by Teesside Financial; 2005 – present.

Personal Pension Plan managed by Teesside Financial; 2002 – present.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Fellow of the British Toxicology Society (FBTS); 2018 – present

European Registered Toxicologist (ERT); 2005  present.

Other personal interests.

Paid travel to meetings/conferences

I received a bursary of £500 from the UK Register of Toxicologists for attendance at the British Toxicology Society Annual Congress (2023).

Charitable donations (>£500 in any year)

I am a regular donor to the following charities:

Christian Aid In Their Lifetime programme (joint with spouse); monthly since 2009.

International Justice Mission (joint with spouse); monthly since 2015.

Emmanuel Healthcare (joint with spouse); monthly since 2015.

Buchlyvie and Gartmore Parish Church (joint with spouse); monthly since 2011.

I also make intermittent one-off donations:

Embrace the Middle East; 2024 & 2025.

Christian Solidarity Worldwide; 2024 & 2025.

Royal Foundation of St Katharine; March 2024.

Friends of Sabeel UK; March 2025.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

Trustee of the Church of Scotland Presbytery of Perth; 2022 – present.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

Chair of the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment; 2025 – present.

Member of the REACH Independent Scientific Expert Pool (RISEP); 2022 – present.

Member of the OPSS Register of Specialists; 2021 – present.

Member of the Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COC); 2020 – present.

Member of the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP); 2016 – present (currently co-opted for matters concerning cannabidiol.

Other non-personal interests.

Non-stipendiary appointments

Visiting Professor at School of Life Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University; 2024 – present.

Finance and Stewardship Convener, Presbytery of Perth (Church of Scotland); 2025 – present.

Ordained Local Minister, Church of Scotland; 2021 – present.

Honorary Chaplain, University of Stirling; 2021 – present.

Direct employment.

Associate of Edinburgh Napier University (non-stipendiary position) with occasional short-term employment; 2015–2024.

Employed at Deltohn Ltd, Builth Wells, LD2 3RX – six months’ part-time employment contract; 2023.

Employed as Head of Operations at CXR Biosciences Ltd, Dundee; 2002–2005.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Completed unpaid consultancy for PhaSER, potential company aiming to provide drug-drug interaction prediction services using 8HUM cytochrome P450 humanised mice – Informal consultancy; 2022*.

Completed consultancy for Office for Product Safety and Standards – Peer review of OPSS rapid literature review report on human health effects of Melanotan II (Ad Hoc consultancy commission); 2022. 

Completed consultancy for Dundee Medical School – Preparation of review on HepG2 and HepaRG cell lines for publication in Drug Metabolism Reviews; 2021 – 2022.

Completed consultancy for Dundee Medical School – Support with REF2021 Impact Cases; 2021 - 2022.

*Details of other unpaid consultancy work and commissions prior to January 2020 are provided in LAS master project list spreadsheet (appended).

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

Panellist of the UK Register of Toxicologists 2009–2018; Vice-Chair from 2012-2015; Chair for three years to the end of 2018.

Sole author of Molecular and Cellular Toxicology: An Introduction, published by Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, UK; 2014.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

Member of the Scottish Food Advisory Committee; 2009–2015.

Member of the Hazardous Substances Advisory Committee; 2007–2016.

Member of the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT); 2001–2007.

Other non-personal interests.

None

Direct employment.

Imperial - Marit Mohn Chair in Perinatal & Paediatric Environmental Epidemiology Imperial College London since 2016. 

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Committee on Toxicity since April 2018

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

Professor (HEFC-funded) - Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Imperial College .

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.