Written question WQ83906
- Asked by
- Sioned WilliamsPlaid
- To be answered by
- Minister for Social Justice
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 12 days
Question
Will the Minister outline the process for appointing an Equality and Human Rights Commissioner?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Social Justice
The appointment of the Equality and Human Rights Commission Wales Board member, and Welsh Member and Chair of the Wales Committee, is an appointment made by the UK Government under the portfolio of the Secretary of State for International Trade and Minister for Women and Equalities.
The process for the appointment is set out here:
| Wales Commissioner of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (cabinetoffice.gov.uk)
The UK Government is required to fulfil the requirements of the Equality Act 2006 that the membership of the Commission must include a Commissioner who knows about conditions in Wales (the “Wales Commissioner”). This appointment is subject to the consent of Welsh Ministers.