House of Lords Appointments Commission UK
The House of Lords Appointments Commission is an advisory, independent and non-statutory public body that was formed back in May 2000. The main purpose to establish this commission was to provide assistance regarding transitional arrangements in order to bring reforms in the House of Lords. In addition to this, the House of Lords Appointments Commission also recommends individuals as non-political life peers. It also examines the suggested life peers list and scrutinizes particular candidates that are included in the Honours lists. Some of these roles were partially transferred to this commission from the Prime Minister to bring more transparency in the system. Additionally, the House of Lords Appointments Commission was also given oversight of other appointments in the Lords, which includes partisan nomination as well.
Visit: House of Lords Appointments Commission Website
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Facilities & Services:
The House of Lords Appointments Commission has 3 main functions, which are:
- Suggest persons for appointment as non-political life peers.
- Check the list of recommended life peers in order to achieve the highest standards of decorum. This includes nominations made by the United Kingdom political parties as well.
- Scrutinise certain aspirants included in the Honours Lists for instance individuals who are listed for political services, plus anybody who is added at the last moment. -
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Organizational Structure:
The House of Lords Appointments Commission has basically seven members, including a chairman. These seven members run the House of Lords Appointments Commission. Out of these seven members, three are appointed in order to represent the front line political parties. On the other hand, the chairman and remaining three members are independent and non-political.
Chairman of the Appointments Commission
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Members representing non-political parties and independent Government (3)
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Members representing political parties (3) -
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Operational Hours:
House of Lords Appointments Commission operates from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. -
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How to Contact:
Those who want to contact people at the House of Lords Appointments Commission can use the information provided below and for more contact details, click here.
Contact: +44 20 7271 0848
Email: enquiry@lordsappointments.gsi.gov.uk -
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Location:
G/5 Ground Floor, 1 Horse Guards Road, London SW1A 2HQ, United Kingdom. -
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How to Get to House of Lords Appointments Commission:
By Tube
Westminster tube station is located at a distance of 0.3 miles from the workplace of the House of Lords Appointments Commission. All people need to do is head south on Victoria Embankment/A3211 towards Bridge Street/A302 then turn right onto Bridge Street/A302 and continue to follow A302. This course will lead them to Great George Street/A3214, from where they should continue onto Birdcage Walk and turn right onto Horse Guards Road in order to locate the destination on the right. This entire journey will take about 7 minutes by walk. View Map
By Bus
The nearest bus stop from the office of House of Lords Appointments Commission is Westminster, Parliament Square (Stop H) as the gap between these two points is close to 0.2 miles, which makes it a 3 minutes journey by walk. All the bus users should do after getting at Westminster, Parliament Square (Stop H) is to head in the north direction on Parliament Square/A302 towards A3214 and continue to follow Parliament Square. This will bring them to Great George Street/A3214, from where they will continue onto Birdcage Walk and then turn right onto Horse Guards Road. Shortly they will see the destination on the right side. The bus number that stops at this bus stop is 148.
