HOLAC: Baroness Deech to give her view on appointing Peers to the House of Lords
Next Tuesday, the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) will question the Chair of the House of Lords Appointments Commission (HOLAC), Baroness Deech DBE KC.
Meeting details
At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Work
The work of the House of Lords Appointments Commission (Non-inquiry session)
Chair at House of Lords Appointments Commission
The Commission carries out propriety checks on all political nominations to the House of Lords and makes recommendations for non-party-political life Peers.
The purpose of the session is to review HOLAC’s work in monitoring nominations to the House of Lords, and to consider the role that HOLAC might play in fulfilling the Government’s commitment to reform the appointments process.
The Committee may also ask for Baroness Deech's view on plans to remove hereditary peers as well as the newly established Ethics and integrity Commission.