House of Lords written question – answered at on 12 October 2011.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord De Mauley on 11 August (WA 427) concerning the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, what process was used to reduce the nine applications for chief commissioner to six; who did the vetting; and when.
As previously stated in the answer of
Appointment is on merit and via open competition, regulated by OCPA. In March 2011, the selection panel sifted the nine applications received by the closing date of the competition. Only those applicants who clearly demonstrated in their application forms that they met the selection criteria were then invited to interview. The process was validated by the independent public appointments assessor.
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