Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications were received for the post of Lead Commissioner for the Commission for Countering Extremism and when that appointment will be made.

In September 2017 the Government launched a public recruitment campaign to appoint a Lead Commissioner for Countering Extremism. The deadline for applications was 15 October 2017. We received 44 applications for the role. Once the recruitment process is complete an announcement will be made. The successful candidate for Lead Commissioner will in due course advise the Home Secretary on the Commission’s future role and shape, including the appointment of any further commissioners.