Justice Committee - Third Report
The work of the Information Commissioner: appointment of a new Commissioner

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 3 February 2009.

Contents

Terms of Reference

1 Introduction

Pre-appointment hearings

2 The role of the Information Commissioner

Background

Appointment and tenure

Current responsibilities

Data protection

Freedom of Information

Potential responsibilities

The candidate

3 The pre-appointment hearing and outcome

Introduction

The hearing

The candidate's approach

Constitution

Resources

Priorities

Conclusion

Annex A Posts identified by the Government as suitable for pre-appointment scrutiny (extract)

Annex B Job description, person specification and terms for the role of Information Commissioner

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of written evidence

Reports from the Justice (previously Constitutional Affairs) Committee since Session 2006-07

Oral Evidence
13 January 2009
27 January 2009

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Prepared 9 February 2009