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<p>Three organisations specialising in executive search services were invited to tender
to provide support for the recruitment of the next Clerk of the House and Chief Executive.
Saxton Bampfylde was selected through this process.</p><p>The selection panel comprises
Mr Speaker, Rt Hon Andrew Lansley MP, Angela Eagle MP, John Thurso MP, Rt Hon Margaret
Hodge MP and Dame Julie Mellor (Parliamentary & Health Service Ombudsman). No
confirmation hearing is envisaged. The composition of the panel for the recruitment
of the present postholder was Mr Speaker, Rt Hon Sir George Young MP, Rt Hon Hilary
Benn MP, John Thurso MP, Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith MP, Rt Hon Lindsay Hoyle MP and Sheila
Drew Smith.</p><p>Knowledge of procedural and constitutional issues will be tested
as part of the formal interview process. The Clerk of the House is appointed by the
Crown by Letters Patent, on the recommendation of the Speaker to the Prime Minister,
and the Prime Minister to the Crown. As part of normal pre-appointment checks it will
be a requirement for the next Clerk of the House to be subject to security vetting.
The terms of the recruitment brief were agreed by the Commission by correspondence,
and the advertisement, finalised by the Speaker and the Director General of HR and
Change, was based on the agreed brief.</p>
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