My name is Felicity Huston and I am the Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland.
Public bodies play a major role in the lives of everyone in Northern Ireland. For example, they run many of the services which we use every day, such as hospital trusts and the various educational services. The people who sit on the boards of these bodies have a major responsibility to the community, to ensure that these services are provided in the most efficient, cost-effective and accountable way. It is important that such board members are fit to carry out the role entrusted to them and that the best people are appointed to do so.
My role is to regulate the process by which many of the public appointments in Northern Ireland are made. This is to ensure that appointments are made on merit, in a fair and open way, with equality of opportunity for everyone. This website will give you more information on my Office, the bodies which I regulate, how I do this and how I can help if you are unhappy with an appointments’ process.
I hope you find this site helpful. I am always happy to have feedback from members of the public, so if you have any comments on any aspect of the appointment process, or the website, please send them to me at info@publicappointmentsni.org.
My Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments can be found by clicking on the book below:
Felicity Huston
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