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<p>Public appointments are made on merit, following a fair, open, and transparent
competition, regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments and in accordance
with the Cabinet Office Governance Code for Public Appointments.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers
are provided with information about the diversity, skills and experience of the existing
board at the start of each public appointments recruitment campaign.</p><p> </p><p>The
Public Appointments Diversity Action Plan published in December 2017 sets out our
ambition that by 2022, 50% of public appointees should be female, and 14% of all public
appointments should be from ethnic minorities.</p><p> </p><p>Bearing in mind the Public
Sector Equality duty, board vacancies are promoted through a variety of channels,
many of which are targeted specifically at underrepresented groups.</p><p> </p><p>The
Governance Code states that political activity should not affect any judgement of
merit nor be a bar to appointment.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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