Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 115552

Public Appointments

Tabled: 24 February 2026

Answered: 4 March 2026

Question

Alex Burghart

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, If he will place a copy in the Library of the most recent guidance on undertaking due diligence for a (a) regulated public appointment, (b) direct ministerial appointment and (c) special adviser.

Answer

Nick Thomas-Symonds

The requirements to conduct appropriate due diligence for regulated public appointments and direct ministerial appointments are set out in the Governance Code on Public Appointments and the Guidance on Making Direct Ministerial Appointments respectively, ...

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