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Appointment of the Chair of the Social Security Advisory Committee

Status: Closed Opened: 24 Aug 2020 Closed: 2 Feb 2022 3 conclusions 1 report

The Work and Pensions Committee held an evidence session with the Government’s preferred candidate for the role of Chair of the Social Security Advisory Committee.

Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Second Report: The appointment of Dr Stephen Brien as the C… HC 733 11 Sep 2020 3 —

Recommendations & Conclusions

3 items
2 Conclusion Second Report: The appointment of Dr St…

The Cabinet Office’s guidance clearly says that departments should engage early and openly with select...

The Cabinet Office’s guidance clearly says that departments should engage early and openly with select committees to enable effective scrutiny of the Government’s choices for key senior public roles. This should include consulting on job descriptions, timetabling and advertising. The first we heard of the recruitment campaign for a new …

Department for Work and Pensions
3 Conclusion Second Report: The appointment of Dr St…

We recognise that the Secretary of State did not want to restart the recruitment process...

We recognise that the Secretary of State did not want to restart the recruitment process for this role, given how far advanced it was at the point we were notified. If this mistake happens again, we would expect the Department to start over. We note that there are two further …

Department for Work and Pensions

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
9 Sep 2020 Dr Stephen Brien · Social Security Advisory Committee View ↗