Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria were used to assess the suitability of candidates for the board of the Office for Students.
The Higher Education and Research Act 2017 requires that the Office for Students must have a Chair, a Chief Executive Officer, a Director for Fair Access and Participation and between seven and 12 ordinary members. Schedule 1 of the Act sets out criteria for ministers to have regard to in making appointments.