2 The selection process
6. The parties eligible to make nominations under
the terms of the PPE Act 2009 were:
- the Conservative party;
- the Co-operative party;
- the Democratic Unionist Party;
- the Labour party;
- the Liberal Democrats;
- Plaid Cymru;
- the Scottish National Party;
and
- the Social Democratic and Labour
Party.
7. Nominations were received by the Speaker from:
the Conservative party; the Democratic Unionist party; the Labour
party; the Liberal Democrats and the Scottish National Party.
The Social Democratic and Labour Party and Plaid Cymru supported
the nomination put forward by the Scottish National Party.
8. In December 2009 the Speaker's Committee asked
the Speaker to appoint a Panel to recommend four persons to go
forward to the statutory consultation stages of the appointment
process for nominated Electoral Commissioners. The Panel members
were:
- Dame Denise Platt, DBE, Member
of the Committee on Standards in Public Life (Chair of the Panel)
- Rt. Hon. Sir Alan Beith MP,
Member of the Speaker's Committee
- Gary Streeter MP, Member of
the Speaker's Committee
- Rt. Hon. Sir Gerald Kaufman
MP, Member of the Speaker's Committee; and
- Jenny Watson, Chairman of the
Electoral Commission.
9. Sir Alan Beith withdrew from the Panel before
it commenced its deliberations, owing to the pressure of other
commitments. The remaining Panel members met twice, on 28 January
and 25 February 2010. The Panel's written report and recommendations
was made to the Speaker by the chair of the Panel on 25 February.
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