3 The recruitment process
14. The Chair of STFC is appointed by the Secretary
of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, in a process that
must be in accordance with the recommendations of the Code of
Practice of the Commissioner for Public Appointments.[24]
BIS informed us that the job information pack (attached to this
report as Annex C to Appendix 1) was approved by the Office of
the Commissioner for Public Appointments' (OCPA) independent public
appointments assessor before the post was advertised in the Sunday
Times on 8 March 2009. The recruitment exercise was carried out
by recruitment consultants Saxton Bampfylde which also conducted
a search. All applications were put before a panel consisting
of:
- Professor Adrian Smith, Director
General Science and Research at the former Department for Innovation,
Universities and Skills, now part of BIS (Chair);
- John Neilson, Director Research Base Group;
- Lord Broers; and
- Ray Mingay, who acted as the OCPA independent
public appointments assessor.[25]
The panel shortlisted suitable candidates and held
interviews on 11 and 18 May 2009. In accordance with the terms
of the STFC Royal Charter the current Chair (Mr Peter Warry) was
consulted, and recommendations were then made to the Secretary
of State who "considered their advice and decided whom he
wished to appoint".[26]
BIS also informed us that the Prime Minister was consulted (in
accordance with Cabinet Office guidelines)[27]
and had given his approval.[28]
24 Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments
, The Commissioner for Public Appointments Code of Practice
for Ministerial Appointments to Public Bodies, August 2005 Back
25
Appendix 1, Annex B: The recruitment process Back
26
Appendix 1, Annex B: The recruitment process Back
27
Cabinet Office, Making and Managing Public Appointments: a
Guide for Departments, February 2006, p 85 Back
28
Appendix 1, Annex B: The recruitment process Back
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