House of Lords Appointments Commission

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The House of Lords Appointments Commission is an independent, advisory non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom that recommends individuals for appointment as non-party-political life peers and vets nominations for propriety.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf advisory body
non-departmental public body
public appointments commission
appliesToJurisdiction Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
appointingAuthority Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
areaServed United Kingdom NERFINISHED
composition a chair and several commissioners
country United Kingdom
createdBy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
createdUnder Royal Prerogative
evaluates Prime Minister’s nominations for life peerages
political party nominations for life peerages
focusesOn propriety of nominees
standards in public life
formedAs advisory non-departmental public body
governs independent appointments to the House of Lords
hasChairperson Lord Kakkar
hasDuty assess nominations for life peerages
recommend crossbench peers
recommend individuals for appointment as non-party-political life peers
scrutinise Prime Minister’s nominations for propriety
scrutinise political party nominations for propriety
vet nominations to the House of Lords for propriety
hasTypeOfNomination crossbench peers
non-party-political life peers
inception 2000
independence independent of government
non-party-political
jurisdiction United Kingdom
languageOfWork English
legalForm non-statutory body
locatedIn England
London
oversees nominations to the House of Lords
parentOrganization Cabinet Office
partOf UK public bodies
purpose enhance public confidence in the appointments process
ensure propriety of nominations for peerages
improve the quality of appointments to the House of Lords
recommendsTo Monarch of the United Kingdom
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
reportsTo Cabinet Office
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
scopeOfWork United Kingdom life peerages
sector public sector
usesTitle HOLAC
website https://lordsappointments.independent.gov.uk

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Baroness
associatedWith
Lord
regulatedBy

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