HC Deb 01 March 1996 vol 272 c731W
Mr. Mullin

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 16 February,Official Report, column 720, if he will list the other sources from which candidates were drawn; and how many of the shortlisted candidates were applicants arising from (a) the advertisement and (b) other sources. [18156]

Mr. Kirkhope

The other sources from which candidates for the post of chairman of the Criminal Cases Review Commission were drawn were executive search, and lists of volunteers and nominees for public appointments drawn up in government. Of the six short-listed candidates, two responded to advertisements and four were found by executive search.