Source · Select Committees · Home Affairs Committee
Recommendation 11
11
Deferred
Establish pre-appointment hearing for Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner with Home Affairs Committee.
Conclusion
There must be a pre-appointment hearing with the Home Affairs Committee, for the next IASC to be appointed which would allow that Committee to participate in an advisory capacity that better informs the Minister’s final decision. (Paragraph 50) Prevention
Government Response Summary
The government clarifies that the process to add roles to the pre-appointment scrutiny list is owned by the Cabinet Office, thereby redirecting the recommendation for a pre-appointment hearing for the IASC to another body.
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
21. As set out in the Modern Slavery Act 2015 the Home Secretary must appoint a person to the role of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner (IASC). The process to add roles to the pre-appointment scrutiny list is owned by the Cabinet Office. The Home Office continues to keep all appointments under review.