Pre-appointment hearing

People nominated to certain public offices may be examined by a committee to assess their suitability and plans for the role.

Current work packages (19) · All work packages (86)

All work packages

• Pre-appointment Hearing: Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists

  Tuesday 2 September 2025 -

• Pre-appointment hearing: Standing Advocate

  Wednesday 27 August 2025 -

• Reappointment of Richard Hughes as Chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility

  Monday 7 July 2025 -

• Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the Climate Change Committee

  Tuesday 1 July 2025 -

• Reappointment of Nikhil Rathi as Chief Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority

  Monday 12 May 2025 -

• Pre-appointment hearing: Innovate UK chair

  Monday 31 March 2025 -

• Pre-appointment Hearing: The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

  Wednesday 19 March 2025 -

• Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of S4C

  Wednesday 19 March 2025 -

• The appointment of Niamh Moloney to the Prudential Regulation Committee

  Tuesday 11 March 2025 -

• The appointment of Andrea Enria to the Prudential Regulation Committee

  Tuesday 4 March 2025 -

• The appointment of David Soanes to the Prudential Regulation Committee

  Tuesday 4 March 2025 -

• Pre-appointment hearing for the position of Chair of NHS England

  Wednesday 19 February 2025 - Wednesday 26 February 2025

• Pre-appointment hearing: Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration

  Tuesday 11 February 2025 -

• Pre-appointment Hearing: The Chair of The Office for Students (OfS)

  Monday 10 February 2025 -

• Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the Independent Football Regulator

  Monday 27 January 2025 -

• Appointment of Ric Lewis as Chair of the Crown Estate

  Thursday 23 January 2025 -

• Pre-appointment hearing: Chief Commissioner of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact

  Tuesday 19 November 2024 -

• Pre-appointment Hearing: Chief Regulator of Ofqual

  Monday 18 November 2024 -

• Appointment of Liz Oakes to the Financial Policy Committee

  Tuesday 14 May 2024 - Thursday 30 May 2024

• Appointment of Clare Lombardelli as Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy, Bank of England

  Thursday 4 April 2024 - Tuesday 16 April 2024

• Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the National Energy System Operator

  Wednesday 14 February 2024 - Wednesday 24 April 2024

• Pre-appointment Hearing: The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

  Tuesday 6 February 2024 - Friday 24 May 2024

• Appointment of Nathanaël Benjamin to the Financial Policy Committee

  Wednesday 20 December 2023 - Tuesday 9 January 2024

• Pre-appointment hearing: HM Chief Inspector of Probation

  Wednesday 6 December 2023 - Thursday 30 May 2024

• Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the BBC

  Monday 20 November 2023 - Monday 5 February 2024

• Pre-appointment Hearing: Chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL)

  Wednesday 8 November 2023 - Friday 24 May 2024

• Pre-appointment Hearing: Chair of the House of Lords Appointment Commission

  Tuesday 24 October 2023 - Friday 24 May 2024

• Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of Ofgem

  Monday 11 September 2023 - Wednesday 18 October 2023

• Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman and Chair of the Commission for Local Administration

  Wednesday 6 September 2023 - Monday 6 May 2024

• Appointment of Sarah Breeden as Deputy Governor for Financial Stability, Bank of England

  Tuesday 5 September 2023 - Tuesday 12 September 2023

• Appointment of the Chair of the Social Mobility Commission

  Monday 4 September 2023 - Wednesday 15 November 2023

• Pre-appointment hearing for His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills

  Tuesday 29 August 2023 - Thursday 30 May 2024

• Appointment of Tom Josephs to the Budget Responsibility Committee

  Tuesday 29 August 2023 - Tuesday 5 September 2023

• Appointment of Megan Greene to the Monetary Policy Committee

  Thursday 25 May 2023 - Tuesday 13 June 2023

• Reappointment of Jonathan Hall to the Financial Policy Committee

  Thursday 20 April 2023 - Friday 10 May 2024

• Pre-appointment hearing: Prisons and Probation Ombudsman

  Friday 13 January 2023 - Thursday 30 May 2024

• Appointment of Randall Kroszner to the Financial Policy Committee

  Tuesday 10 January 2023 - Tuesday 24 January 2023

• Appointment of Ashley Alder as Chair of the Financial Conduct Authority

  Friday 2 December 2022 - Tuesday 16 April 2024

• Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission

  Monday 28 November 2022 - Thursday 30 May 2024

• Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for the role of Chair of HSSIB

  Monday 24 October 2022 - Monday 6 February 2023

• Re-appointment of Sir Dave Ramsden as Deputy Governor for Markets and Banking, Bank of England

  Thursday 13 October 2022 - Friday 10 May 2024

• Appointment of David Roberts as Chair of Court, Bank of England

  Wednesday 12 October 2022 - Wednesday 19 October 2022

• Pre-appointment hearing: Research England Executive Chair

  Thursday 7 July 2022 - Tuesday 28 May 2024

• Pre-appointment hearing for the Government’s preferred candidate for the role of Patient Safety Commissioner

  Thursday 30 June 2022 - Monday 24 October 2022

• Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of the Environment Agency

  Monday 27 June 2022 - Thursday 26 January 2023

• Pre-appointment hearing with the Government’s preferred candidate for Chair of the Competition and Markets Authority

  Wednesday 22 June 2022 - Monday 24 April 2023

• Appointment of the Pensions Ombudsman

  Monday 20 June 2022 - Monday 24 July 2023

• Appointment of Marjorie Ngwenya to the Prudential Regulation Committee

  Friday 17 June 2022 - Monday 18 July 2022

• Appointment of Dr Swati Dhingra to the Monetary Policy Committee

  Friday 17 June 2022 - Wednesday 29 June 2022

• Pre-appointment Hearing: Chair of Ofwat

  Tuesday 5 April 2022 - Wednesday 22 November 2023

• Pre-appointment hearing: Regulator of Social Housing Board Chair

  Thursday 17 March 2022 - Thursday 31 March 2022

• Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the Charity Commission 2

  Monday 14 March 2022 - Friday 29 April 2022

• Appointment of the HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services

  Wednesday 2 March 2022 - Wednesday 1 May 2024

• Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of UK Statistics Authority

  Monday 21 February 2022 - Friday 24 May 2024

• Pre-appointment hearing for the position of Chair of the Chair Quality Commission

  Thursday 17 February 2022 - Monday 24 October 2022

• Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of the Financial Reporting Council

  Wednesday 19 January 2022 - Monday 24 April 2023

• Pre-appointment hearing for the position of Chair of NHS England

  Wednesday 12 January 2022 - Monday 24 October 2022

• Pre-appointment Hearing: The First Civil Service Commissioner

  Friday 10 December 2021 - Wednesday 15 June 2022

• Appointment of Professor David Miles to the OBR Budget Responsibility Committee

  Monday 6 December 2021 - Wednesday 15 December 2021

• Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the Charity Commission

  Monday 22 November 2021 - Monday 7 March 2022

• Appointment of the Chair of the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority

  Wednesday 27 October 2021 - Monday 6 February 2023

• Pre-appointment hearing with the Social Mobility Commission

  Tuesday 12 October 2021 - Wednesday 11 January 2023

• Pre-appointment Hearing: The Commissioner for Public Appointments

  Monday 30 August 2021 - Monday 27 September 2021

• Appointment of the Chief Regulator of Ofqual

  Monday 5 July 2021 - Friday 8 September 2023

• Pre-appointment hearing for Information Commissioner

  Monday 28 June 2021 - Tuesday 15 March 2022

• Pre-appointment hearing: Government's preferred candidate for the UKRI Chair

  Friday 11 June 2021 - Tuesday 28 May 2024

• Pre-appointment hearing for the position of Chair of the Food Standards Agency

  Wednesday 2 June 2021 - Monday 24 October 2022

• Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of Ofcom

  Monday 17 May 2021 - Friday 29 April 2022

• Appointment of the Chair of the Pensions Regulator

  Friday 9 April 2021 - Wednesday 2 February 2022

• Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of the Regulatory Policy Committee

  Thursday 4 March 2021 - Monday 27 September 2021

• Appointment of the Chair of the Office for Students

  Thursday 7 January 2021 - Friday 8 September 2023

• Pre-appointment hearing: Chief Inspector of HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate

  Tuesday 5 January 2021 -

• Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the BBC

  Monday 4 January 2021 - Tuesday 15 March 2022

• Pre-appointment hearing: Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration

  Tuesday 8 December 2020 - Wednesday 17 February 2021

• Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair-Designate of the Office for Environmental Protection

  Thursday 3 December 2020 - Thursday 28 July 2022

• Appointment of the Children's Commissioner for England

  Tuesday 24 November 2020 - Friday 8 September 2023

• Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of the Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens' Rights Agreements (IMA)

  Tuesday 17 November 2020 -

• Pre-appointment hearing for the Service Complaints Ombudsman

  Wednesday 11 November 2020 - Tuesday 1 December 2020

• Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission

  Monday 2 November 2020 - Friday 19 November 2021

• Appointment of the Chair of Homes England

  Thursday 8 October 2020 - Tuesday 20 October 2020

• Pre-appointment hearing: HM Chief Inspector of Prisons

  Wednesday 2 September 2020 - Friday 30 April 2021

• Appointment of the Chair of the Social Security Advisory Committee

  Monday 24 August 2020 - Wednesday 2 February 2022

• Pre-appointment hearing of Chair of the Civil Aviation Authority

  Thursday 28 May 2020 - Thursday 29 April 2021

• Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the Office for Legal Complaints

  Tuesday 10 March 2020 - Friday 30 April 2021

• Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments

  Wednesday 4 March 2020 - Tuesday 31 March 2020

• Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for the Chair of S4C

  Tuesday 11 February 2020 - Wednesday 18 March 2020