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Housing and Communities Agency: Public Appointments

Volume 481: debated on Tuesday 28 October 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government who has been appointed to the Board of the Housing and Communities Agency; what criteria were used in making the appointments; and what annual remuneration each board member will receive. (229962)

The board members appointed to the board, in addition to Robert Napier as chair were: Kate Barker, Professor Peter Roberts, Bob Lane, Candy Atherton, Margaret Fay, Shaukat Moledina, Don Wood, Ian Robertson and Dru Vesty.

Recruitment was carried out in two phases. To preserve continuity from the HCA's predecessor bodies, some of the membership of the board of the HCA was drawn from the existing English Partnership and Housing Corporation Boards via a preference exercise and interview process. New members were recruited via an open competition and were required to meet advertised criteria. These included experience of the commercial realities of delivering large scale physical development, experience of leading organisations at board level, combined with an understanding of the public sector, public finance and accountability. The appointments were made in accordance with the Code of Practice of the Office of the Commissioners for Public Appointments.

The remuneration of all board members is £13,000 per annum for a commitment of two days per month.