Question follow-through · 107711
Department for Education: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Commissioner for Public Appointment annual report 2024-25, published in December 2025, Appendix: direct appointments, what the business case was for appointing a non-executive director for
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 22 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 5 Feb 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Commissioner for Public Appointment annual report 2024-25, published in December 2025, Appendix: direct appointments, what the business case was for appointing a non-executive director for
26 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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5 Feb 2026
Answer published
The departmental board provides important strategic oversight and challenge. We had an existing non-executive director vacancy and made this appointment to bring in highly valuable delivery expertise. The direct appointment process was followed in full in...
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