Two new non-executive members join DfT board

The Department for Transport has named two new non-executive board members, Sir Charles Randell CBE and Harjit Sandhu, in an announcement published on 9 September 2026.

The appointment notice appears under the report title Two new non-executive board members join DfT's board on the department's website and carries the same date, 9 September 2026. The short release lists the two appointments and sets out the purpose of their roles in a single summary line.

Appointments announced

Sir Charles Randell CBE and Harjit Sandhu are identified in the department's publication as the individuals joining the DfT's board as non-executive members. The DfT states that both appointees will bring independent advice, support and constructive challenge to the department.

Purpose of the roles

The department's summary emphasises that the contribution expected from the new members is to provide independent advice, to offer support and to deliver constructive challenge to the DfT. Those three functions are presented by the department as the primary justification for the appointments.

The announcement is concise and limited to naming the appointees and describing the purpose of their roles; it does not include further biography, previous appointments, term lengths or remuneration details. Readers seeking additional background on either Sir Charles Randell CBE or Harjit Sandhu will need to consult other sources for fuller information.

The Department for Transport framed the item as a formal board update and presented the material as a short report on its website dated 9 September 2026. The department's published summary is the basis for what the DfT is reporting about these appointments.

The appointments form part of the department's formal governance communications but the announcement itself contains only the names of the two new non-executive members and the department's single-line summary that they will bring independent advice, support and constructive challenge to the DfT. No further operational or programme details are included in the published notice.