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Governance Code on Public Appointments

The Governance Code on Public Appointments sets out the process and principles that should underpin all public appointments made to bodies listed in the Public Appointments Order in Council.

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The Governance Code on Public Appointments sets out the process and principles that should underpin all public appointments made to bodies listed in the Public Appointments聽.

Public appointments to bodies listed on the Order in Council are regulated by the independent聽.

The Governance Code was first published in December 2016, following a聽review of public appointments led by Sir Gerry Grimstone. A minor update聽was issued in February 2024, to fulfil a commitment made by the Government in response to聽three reports on聽strengthening ethics and integrity in central government.

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Published 16 December 2016
Last updated 9 February 2024 show all updates
  1. Updated with the latest version of the document: Governance Code on Public Appointments

  2. Updated the link to the 'Order in Council' document

  3. Updated links.

  4. First published.

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