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OCPANI
The Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland.
OCPAS
The Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland

The Commissioner for Public Appointments

The Code of Practice

The Code of Practice sets out the regulatory framework for public appointments processes within the Commissioner’s remit. It aims to provide those responsible for these processes with a clear and concise guide to the steps which must be followed in order to ensure a fair, open and transparent appointments process which commands public confidence. 

The Code of Practice is mandatory.

The Seven Code Principles

The Seven Principles underpin the Code of Practice and are the foundations of the public appointments process. 

The Seven Principles of Public Life (or the Nolan Principles)

Lord Nolan began the First Report of his Committee on Standards in Public Life by setting out what he called “The Seven Principles of Public Life”, often described as “the Nolan Principles”.