Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to commence the appointment process for the second Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner.

The first Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner was appointed by Government on a three year fixed term contract, which ends on 26 November 2017

Any future appointment process, later this year, will comply with the New Public Appointments Governance Code which was published on 16 December 2016.