Contents
1 From Nolan to Grimstone: the public appointments process since
The Commissioner for Public Appointments
Sir David Normington’s tenure as Commissioner for Public Appointments
The role of Ministers in the Public Appointments Process
2 The Grimstone Review of the Public Appointments Process
The Grimstone review: diagnosis and remedies
Diagnosis: problems with the current public appointments system
Proposed remedies: proposals for reform of the Public Appointments Process
3 Responses to the Grimstone Review
The Government’s response to the Grimstone Review
The wider response to the Grimstone review
Sir David Normington’s criticisms of the Grimstone proposals
The Committee for Standards in Public Life’s response to the Grimstone review
Other responses to the Grimstone review
Response from the Cabinet Office and Sir Gerry Grimstone
4 The implementation of the Grimstone review
Suggested changes to Grimstone’s proposals and an enhanced role for Parliament
5 Parliamentary Scrutiny of Appointments
Conclusions and recommendations
Annex: Posts currently subject to pre appointment hearings by select committees
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament
5 July 2016