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Written question asked by Lord Hardie (Crossbench) on Wednesday, 15 July 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 29 July 2015. It was answered by Lord Faulks (Conservative) on Tuesday, 28 July 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

National Mental Capacity Forum

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Lord Faulks on 10 March (HL Deb, col 646) about the recruitment of a chair of the national mental capacity forum, (1) when the recruitment process was first advertised in national publications by inviting applications for the post; (2) what was the specification of the duties of the chair; (3) whether they will provide a copy of the advertisement; and (4) what stage has been reached in the appointment process.

Answer

The advert for the post of chair was advertised on the Cabinet Office’s Centre for Public Appointments website on the 24th of March 2015, and is attached. The advert contains the duties of the chair.

We are at the final stages of the recruitment process and will announce the successful candidate after summer recess as we need to allow a 5 week period for the appropriate vetting process to be completed.

Discussions on the membership and composition of the forum will take place with the new chair immediately after the completion of an appointment. We expect the process of determining membership to be complete by the end of September and will hope to convene the first meeting of the forum in November.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1468
Session
2015-16
Attachment
Advert for the Post of Chair
Related items
Subjects
Public appointments National Mental Capacity Forum
Link
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