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Public Appointments: Political Impartiality

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 15 January 2026UIN 104163

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 2 January 2025 to Question 100332 on Public Appointments: Political Impartiality, what was the source of the political activity data for 2024-25 contained within the 2024-25 annual repo

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

Political activity information is collected from candidates as part of the public appointments digital service’s online application process. This was the source of the Commissioner’s data.

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