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{{short description|'''Retired British Army lieutenant general, author and trustee of the HALO Trust'''}}
{{Infobox person
|image=File:Barney_White-Spunner.jpg
|caption=Barney White-Spunner, 2011
| name = Barney White-Spunner
| birth_date = January 1957
| occupation = Army officer (retired); author
| known_for = Commander of the Field Army; Executive Chairman of the Countryside Alliance
}}
'''Lieutenant General Sir [[Barney White-Spunner]]''' (Barnabas William Benjamin White-Spunner) is a retired British Army officer, author and military historian. His own website states that "after a career in the army spanning more than thirty years, Barney retired in 2011 as Commander of the Field Army".<ref name="BWS">Barney White-Spunner, [https://barneywhitespunner.com/ Barney White-Spunner] ''barneywhitespunner.com'', accessed 16 October 2026.</ref> He has been a trustee and Companies House-registered director of [[The HALO Trust]], a CSSF framework supplier, since 16 May 2021.<ref name="CHHALO">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02228587/officers THE HALO TRUST (02228587): officers] ''Companies House'', accessed 16 October 2026.</ref><ref name="CCHALO">Charity Commission for England and Wales, [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1001813/trustees The HALO Trust – 1001813: trustees] ''Register of Charities'', accessed 16 October 2026.</ref><ref name="HALOCF">The HALO Trust is a named Lot 1 and Lot 3 supplier to the CSSF Framework Agreement 2023–27: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, [https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029743-2023 Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) Framework Agreement (2023-2027): contract award notice 029743-2023] ''Find a Tender Service'', 2023.</ref>

==Career==
According to his website, White-Spunner was appointed Executive Chairman of the [[Countryside Alliance]] in 2012, became a director of Burstock Ltd in 2016 and, from 2018, chaired the advisory board of [[UK Fisheries]]. He was appointed CBE in 2002 and KCB in the 2011 Birthday Honours. His books include ''Horse Guards'' (2006), ''Of Living Valour'' (2015), ''Partition: The Story of Indian Independence in 1947'' (2017) and ''Berlin: The Story of a City'' (2020).<ref name="BWS" />

==CSSF contractor connections==
The HALO Trust's 2025 annual report lists "Lieutenant General (Retired) Sir Barney White-Spunner KCB CBE" among its trustees, alongside the chair, former [[MI5]] director general [[Jonathan Evans (MI5)|Lord Evans of Weardale]].<ref name="HALO2025">The HALO Trust, [https://www.halotrust.org/media/a4fhqlkm/annual-report-and-financial-statements-2025.pdf Annual Report and Financial Statements 2025] ''The HALO Trust'', 2025.</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Companies House appointments (selected)
! Company !! Role !! Status
|-
| [[The HALO Trust]] (02228587) || Director (from 16 May 2021) || Current
|-
| [[BNWS Cladding UK Limited]] (12741697) || Director || Current
|-
| [[The Household Cavalry Museum Trust Limited]] (05314773) || Director || Resigned
|-
| [[Pilsdon Partners Ltd]] (11306038) || Director || Resigned
|}
<ref name="CHHALO" />

== See also ==
* [[The HALO Trust]]
* [[Conflict, Stability and Security Fund]]

==Notes==
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[[Category:British Army|White-Spunner, Barney]]
[[Category:Revolving Door|White-Spunner, Barney]]
[[Category:CSSF Contractors|White-Spunner, Barney]]

Barney White-Spunner - Revision history

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