HS2 Community & Business Funds Strategic Panel
The Strategic Panel was established in April 2025. The Panel is made up of four members: the Independent Chair; Head of Grants, Groundwork UK; Director, HS2 Delivery Directorate, DfT; Natural & Built Environment Director, HS2 Ltd.
The Panel will meet twice per year or quarterly if required and act in an advisory capacity working with the Independent Chair and the HS2 Funds Manager. Members will review and make recommendations on grant applications with a value over £100,000. The Panel will not make final decisions on grant awards as their role is to make recommendations to the senior civil servant at the Department for Transport who is the decision maker on awards over £100,000.
Thank you to our previous panel
The Independent Panel for the HS2 Community & Environment Fund and Business & Local Economy Fund was in place from Monday 3 April 2017 to Friday 31 January 2025. We thank the following Independent Panel members for their contribution to the funding programme over this period:
- Cathy Elliott (Independent Chair)
- Peter Miller
- John Roseveare
- Lisa Smart
- Karen McArthur
- Farhan Nathwani
- Talbinder Kaur
- Sara Turnbull