Public Appointments
Lords · Question HL1730 · Tabled 17 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
To ask His Majesty's Government whether all public appointments by Ministers since the election have gone through open appointment processes; and whether any rules on advertising appointments have been circumvented.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Twycross, 31 Oct 2024
The Governance Code on Public Appointments sets out the process and principles that underpin all public appointments made to bodies listed in the Public Appointments Order in Council. It sets out that, in exceptional cases, Ministers may decide to appoint...