(2) what criteria were used in selecting Veredus Recruitment Consultants to recruit the Chair, Commissioner and non-executives for the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission.
I refer the hon. Member to my statement of 25 July 2007, Official Report, column 87WS. The precise costs incurred to engage Veredus to recruit the Chair, Commissioner and non-executives for the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission are commercially confidential.
The selection of Veredus Recruitment Consultants to recruit the Chair Commissioner and non-executives for the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission was made through the Cabinet Office framework for services of this type and was based on the principles of fair and open competition and value for money.