The Cabinet Office should confirm in its response to this Report the timeline for implementing the CSPL recommendation that NED appointments should be regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. This should apply to all NED appointments in Government departments. We also recommend that the position of Government Lead Non-Executive should be classed as a “significant appointment” under the Governance Code on Public Appointments, which would require a senior independent panel member ...

The Cabinet Office should confirm in its response to this Report the timeline for implementing the CSPL recommendation that NED appointments should be regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. This should apply to all NED appointments in Government departments. We also recommend that the position of Government Lead Non-Executive should be classed as a “significant appointment” under the Governance Code on Public Appointments, which would require a senior independent panel member to be involved in the recruitment to provide an additional level of scrutiny and public assurance. Type: conclusion | Number: 15 | Paragraph: 54 | Response status: partially_accepted Government response: The Government has confirmed its acceptance of the CSPL recommendation, to add the appointment of NEBMs to the boards of ministerial departments, in its response to those recommendations which was published and laid as a Command Paper in Parliament on 20 July. NEBM appointments will now align wit