Articles tagged with: Commissioner for public appointments
Public appointments delays hit 'damaging' low, commissioner warns
29 Jan HR
Public appointments delays hit 'damaging' low, commissioner warns
William Shawcross calls for greater transparency about No.10's involvement in recruitment processes
Public appointments system remains vulnerable to abuse and beset by delays, think tank warns
09 Nov 2023 HR
Public appointments system remains vulnerable to abuse and beset by delays, think tank warns
Sunak has made progress on appointments process for non-executive directors and chairs of public bodies but reform is needed, Institute for Government report says
Public appointments delays are ‘intolerable’, commissioner says
05 Jul 2023 HR
Public appointments delays are ‘intolerable’, commissioner says
William Shawcross tells MPs that government is losing “a lot of good candidates” because of backlogs
Government misses gender and ethnic-minority public appointment targets
28 Apr 2023 HR
Government misses gender and ethnic-minority public appointment targets
Stats also show rise in London-based appointments despite levelling up ambitions
Cabinet Office needs ‘chief talent officer’ for public appointments, says IfG
19 Aug 2022 Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office needs ‘chief talent officer’ for public appointments, says IfG
Think tank calls for raft of changes to restore trust in selection of non-executive directors and chairs of public bodies
UK 'needs Domesday Book’ for ministerial appointments of non-civil servants like Kate Bingham
17 May 2022 HR
UK 'needs Domesday Book’ for ministerial appointments of non-civil servants like Kate Bingham
Former public appointments commissioner also says MPs should be able to grill ministers on hiring choices
MPs back Shawcross as next public appointments commissioner
21 Sep 2021 HR
MPs back Shawcross as next public appointments commissioner
Ministers told to up their game over extensions to watchdogs’ terms of office and interim postings
Dido Harding appointment may expose regulatory gaps says First Civil Service Commissioner
17 Mar 2021 Health & Social Care
Dido Harding appointment may expose regulatory gaps says First Civil Service Commissioner
Ian Watmore tells MPs there is a case for reviewing whether NHS Test and Trace role handed to Conservative peer demonstrates “cracks” in the system
Watchdog sounds alarm over rising political bias in public appointments
05 Nov 2020 HR
Watchdog sounds alarm over rising political bias in public appointments
Commissioner Peter Riddell also says ministerial churn damaged recruitment processes for top departmental jobs