Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments

Matt Hancock Excerpts

Thursday 2nd July 2015 Written Statements

[The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (Matthew Hancock)]

I can confirm that the Review of the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments will report later this year. The review will consider the role of the Commissioner and the processes around public appointments. The terms of reference for the review are as follows:

Terms of reference

The role of the Commissioner for Public Appointments was created by the Public Appointments Order in Council 1995 on 23 November 1995, following recommendations made by the Committee on Standards in Public Life (under the chairmanship of Lord Nolan). We are now twenty years on, and this provides a suitable opportunity to review the role of the Commissioner and the processes around public appointments. In the light of the range and diversity of public appointments, it is important to ensure that the procedures are both effective and proportionate and to review whether procedures as practised fit within the intentions of the Nolan principles. The review will be led by Sir Gerry Grimstone and will report to the Minister for the Cabinet Office.

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