Select committee: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman and Chair of the Commission for Local Administration

Closed Opened 6 Sep 2023 Closed 6 May 2024

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗

Inquiry scope (the committee's words)

This pre-appointment hearing for the role of Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman is an opportunity for the Committee to assess the candidate’s suitability for their appointment, including their knowledge, skills and independence, and make a recommendation to the Secretary of State on whether the appointment should go ahead. It is also an opportunity to scrutinise the quality of ministerial decision making over appointments.

Where it stands

The inquiry is closed, opened 6 September 2023.

The committee has published 1 report, most recently Eighth Report - Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman and Chair of the Commission for Local Administration in England on 28 September 2023.

The government's response

No government response linked yet: deadline 28 November 2023, 1069 days ago.

Reports

Eighth Report - Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman and Chair of the Commission for Local Administration in England28 September 2023

All reports

Evidence

1 oral evidence sessionLatest 18 September 2023
1 witness

All evidence

Recent activity

Reports

1 report

Eighth Report - Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman and Chair of the Commission for Local Administration in England

HC No.: HC 1819
Published: 28 Sep 2023
Items: 0
Government response: No government response linked yet: deadline 28 November 2023, 1069 days ago.

Oral evidence sessions

1 session

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Date	Session and witnesses	Source
18 Sep 2023	Oral Evidence - Panel 1 Amerdeep Somal · Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman and Chair of the Commission for Local Administration in England	View ↗

Who gave evidence

1 witness

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Witness	Organisation	Sessions
Amerdeep Somal · Government's preferred candidate	Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman and Chair of the Commission for Local Administration in England	1

Correspondence

3 letters

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Published	Direction	Letter
28 Sep 2023	To committee	Letter from the Chair to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Local Government and Building Safety dated 28 September concerning perceived conflict of interest in the appointment of the LGSCO and CLAE
28 Sep 2023	To committee	Letter from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Local Government and Building Safety to the Chair dated 30 August concerning the selection of the Government's preferred candidate for the LGSCO and CLAE
28 Sep 2023	To committee	Letter from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Local Government and Building Safety to the Chair dated 27 June concerning the delay in the recruitment campaign for a new LGCSO and CLAE