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Paragraph 5 Membership: selection on merit etcF1

(1)

The Secretary of State may not recommend a person for appointment as the chair of the Commission unless the person has been selected on merit on the basis of fair and open competition.

(2)

A person may not be appointed as a member of the Commission unless the person has been selected on merit on the basis of fair and open competition.

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Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 12A inserted (19.6.2025 for specified purposes, 20.8.2025 in so far as not already in force) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), s. 142(1)(2)(h), Sch. 14 para. 1 (with Sch. 14 paras. 2, 3); S.I. 2025/904, reg. 2(z) (with reg. 1(3))