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Pre-appointment Hearing: Chair of the House of Lords Appointment Commission

Closed Opened 24 Oct 2023 Closed 24 May 2024

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗

Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
The House of Lords Appointments Commission was established in 2000 to make nominations for membership of the House of Lords to the independent cross benches and is also responsible for the vetting for propriety of all nominations to the House, including candidates for party political membership. The Chairmanship is subject to pre-appointment scrutiny by the Committee.

Where it stands

The inquiry is closed, opened 24 October 2023.

The committee has published 1 report, most recently Tenth Report - Appointment of Baroness Deech as Chair of the House of Lords Appointments Commission on 26 October 2023.

The government's response

No government response is linked to this report.

Reports

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Evidence

  • 1 oral evidence sessionLatest 24 October 2023
  • 1 witness
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Reports

1 report

Oral evidence sessions

1 session

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Date Session and witnesses Source
24 Oct 2023
Pre-appointment Hearing - Chair of the House of Lords Appointment Commission
The Baroness Deech DBE KC 		View ↗

Who gave evidence

1 witness

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WitnessOrganisationSessions
The Baroness Deech DBE KC Not recorded 1