Appointment of the Chair of the Social Security Advisory Committee

Work and Pensions Committee Closed Pre-appointment hearing
Opened: 24 Aug 2020 Closed: 2 Feb 2022 Parliament page
The Work and Pensions Committee held an evidence session with the Government’s preferred candidate for the role of Chair of the Social Security Advisory Committee.
3 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
1 Event
Activity timeline 3 events
11 Sep
2020
Report published
9 Sep
2020
Oral evidence
9 Sep
2020
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
9 Sep 2020
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Work and Pensions Committee meeting
Dr Stephen Brien · Social Security Advisory Committee
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Second Report: The appointment of Dr Stephen Brien as the Chair … HC 733 11 Sep 2020 3
Recommendations & Conclusions
3 results
2 Conclusion
Second Report: The appointment of …
The Cabinet Office’s guidance clearly says that departments should engage early and openly with select...
The Cabinet Office’s guidance clearly says that departments should engage early and openly with select committees to enable effective scrutiny of the Government’s choices for key senior public roles. This should include consulting on job descriptions, timetabling and advertising. The … Read more
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3 Conclusion
Second Report: The appointment of …
We recognise that the Secretary of State did not want to restart the recruitment process...
We recognise that the Secretary of State did not want to restart the recruitment process for this role, given how far advanced it was at the point we were notified. If this mistake happens again, we would expect the Department … Read more
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4 Conclusion
Second Report: The appointment of …
We are satisfied that Dr Stephen Brien has the personal independence and professional competence to...
We are satisfied that Dr Stephen Brien has the personal independence and professional competence to be Chair of the Social Security Advisory Committee. We wish him every success in his new role, and we look forward to working with him. … Read more
Department for Work and Pensions
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