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Proceeding contribution from Lord West of Spithead (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 20 October 2009. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Policing and Crime Bill.

Policing and Crime Bill

My Lords, the Home Office makes appointments in line with the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments regulations, which are followed as best practice in all appointments. These regulations are publicly available. The selection process will therefore be an open and fair competition. The appointed person at the moment is Mr Andrew Clarke, who, to give an example of his background, has been specialising in criminal law since 1972; he was chief Crown prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service from 1986 to 1996 and is now a barrister in private practice. In the light of that, I hope that the noble Baroness will withdraw the amendment, unless she wishes me to go into more detail.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
713 c597-8 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Complaints Disclosure of information Criminal records Codes of practice Accountability Crime prevention Crime Bail Demonstrations Assets Costs Confiscation orders Crown dependencies Aircraft Airports Customs officers British Transport Police Department for Transport Crown Court Finance Fees and charges Licensing Extradition Human rights Immigration Genetics Drugs Isle of Man Home Office Independent Police Complaints Commission Ministerial powers Parking Personal records Northern Ireland Police Powers Public appointments Proceeds of crime Property Railway stations Magistrates' courts Proof of identity Police authorities Scotland Vetting Stop and search Republic of Ireland Training Security Trespass Right of search Video recordings Rendition Sex establishments Airspace Common travel area European arrest warrants
Legislation
Policing and Crime Bill 2008-09
Link
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