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Government Departments: Directors

Asked by John GlenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 14 October 2024UIN 6088

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 56 of the report of the Seventh Report of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee entitled The Role of Non-Executive Directors in Government, Session 2022-23, HC 318, what Government policy is on the replacement of departmental non-executive directors when new Ministers are appointed.

Answered by Georgia Gould

The Corporate Governance Code for Central Government Departments makes clear that Secretaries of State are responsible for appointing non-executive board members. When new Ministers are appointed, they may wish to review the balance of skills and experience the Board requires; the Code recommends that such reviews take place at least annually. There has been no change to the Code since when the Rt Hon member was a Minister in the department.

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