Appendix 1: Letter from the Secretary
of State for Education
Appointment of the next Children's Commissioner
for England, November 2014
As you know, the Office of the Commissioner for Public
Appointments has been leading a recruitment exercise to allow
me to appoint a new Children's Commissioner for England when the
term of office of the current Commissioner, Maggie Atkinson, comes
to an end on 28 February 2015.
The recruitment exercise has now been completed and
I am writing to invite your committee to hold a pre-appointment
hearing with my preferred candidate: Anne Longfield.
Anne has emerged as the strongest candidate from
a very competitive field and following an independent and rigorous
recruitment exercise. This involved two rounds of interviews and
meetings between short-listed candidates and a panel of children
and young people whose views have been taken into account in our
conclusions.
I attach for your information a copy of the job advertisement,
the job specification, a description of the recruitment process
and a copy of Anne's CV which accompanied her application. If
your committee would like further details on any points, please
contact Anna Balm on 0207 340 7477.
I shall look forward to receiving the Education Select
Committee's conclusions and advice on the appointment in due course.
Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP
3 November 2014
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