Culture Media and Sport written question – answered at on 11 December 2013.
Angie Bray
Conservative, Ealing Central and Acton
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether she has instructed the Public Appointments Commissioner to draw up guidelines for the Recognition Panel for the purposes of newspaper regulation.
Ed Vaizey
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
The Commissioner for Public Appointments carries specific responsibilities under the Charter. The Commissioner's role is commenced the day following the date the Charter is sealed. The Charter sets out the terms under which appointments to the panel will be made, including eligibility criteria for membership of the Appointments Committee and the Board of the Recognition Panel.
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