Public Appointments
(asked on 27th October 2016) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure political impartiality in the public appointments process.
This question was answered on 7th November 2016
All public appointments are made on merit and follow a recruitment process regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments.
The Commissioner collects and publishes data on an annual basis relating to public appointments within his regulatory remit including political activity.