Member

Finally, Amendment 47 is to avoid an injustice. If HOLAC recommends that an appointment should not be made, it is likely that that recommendation will leak. Such leaking will inevitably cause serious damage to the reputation of the person involved. Moreover, we can all agree that rejection per se is damaging. One has to concede that it is at least possible that HOLAC will come to a mistaken conclusion, especially if it relies on press reports. My suggestion to address that evil is that, before coming to a final recommendation, HOLAC should give to the person affected notice of the reasons and give them the opportunity to respond and, if appropriate, put the record straight. Those are my amendments.