Four new Civil Service Commissioners appointed

Patricia Gallan QPM, Baroness Ruth Hunt, Susan Lapworth and Thomas Goldsmith have been appointed as Civil Service Commissioners. 

Four new Civil Service Commissioners have been appointed to the Civil Service Commission, which regulates recruitment into the Civil Service. 

The Civil Service Commission is an independent statutory body, which oversees appointments to the Civil Service, ensuring that they are made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition. Commissioners also promote and hear appeals brought under the Civil Service Code. 

Following an open competition, the new Civil Service Commissioners have been recommended by the Prime Minister and subsequently approved by HM The King. 

Baroness Gisela Stuart, the First Civil Service Commissioner, said: 

“Patricia, Ruth, Susan, and Tom bring a wealth of leadership experience from the public and private sectors to our work as the independent regulator for Civil Service recruitment. 

Their experience and expertise will benefit our work across the entire Civil Service career lifecycle; from ensuring fair, merit based entry, to providing assurance that exit maintains the integrity of government via the Business Appointment Rules.I look forward to them joining our board of Commissioners.

Together, we will work to maintain a Civil Service appointed on merit, with the skills needed to deliver public services across the country.” 

The new Commissioners announced today will join  the Commission for a five year, non-renewable term. Patricia Gallan, Baroness Ruth Hunt and Susan Lapworth will begin their term on 1 July. Thomas Goldsmith will begin his term on 1 November. Commissioners work part-time, typically between four and eight days per month.