Member

Therefore, this amendment seeks to re-establish the necessary balance—not to strip away ministerial involvement, because that is part of the OCPA process, but to remove a power that is potentially too open-ended and ripe for potential misuse. If the Government’s intention is to ensure appropriate standards for board members, we should have that conversation openly. Let us set those criteria transparently in the Bill or through the independent appointments guidance. We must not hand Ministers a backdoor route to reshape the boardroom of a scrutiny body according to preference or political expediency.