Ministry of Defence: Directors

(asked on 19th July 2021) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which of his Department's non-executive directors were appointed through open competition.


Answered by
Leo Docherty Portrait
Leo Docherty
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 22nd July 2021

Departments follow the principles set out in Cabinet Office/HM Treasury 'Corporate governance in central government departments: code of good practice'. The current Ministry of Defence Non-Executive Directors were recruited through fair and transparent routes, with multiple candidates considered for each appointment. Appointments were made on merit.

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