Petition · past parliament · Cabinet Office
Create an Independent Board to make all public appointments
Closed
395 signatures
What the petition asks
We want all public appointments to non-governmental organisations, like the BBC, to be made by a new Independent Board, made up of a cross-section of society. Ministers should have no role in deciding on who is appointed to non-governmental organisations, or making these appointments.
We believe that the current appointments process leaves too much scope for Ministers to make appointments to friends and political allies, and that this can lead to institutional capture of non-governmental organisations.
This can reduce public confidence in public appointees and the institutions they work for. The Public need confidence that non-governmental organisations and the people appointed to them are entirely independent.
This can reduce public confidence in public appointees and the institutions they work for. The Public need confidence that non-governmental organisations and the people appointed to them are entirely independent.
Timeline
| 13 Feb 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Aug 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
395
Status
Closed
Department
Cabinet Office
Opened
13 Feb 2023
Closed
13 Aug 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.