Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answers of 7 September 2017 to Questions 6955 and 8408, what public appointments process was used to appoint the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner for a second term; and how his performance in that role was reviewed.

The first Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner was appointed by Government on a three-year fixed term contract which ends later this year.

Decisions in relation to this appointment will be taken in accordance with the Governance Code for Public Appointments published on 16 December 2016.