MPs take evidence on 'Revolving Door' between business and Whitehall

• Parliament TV: Business Appointment Rules
• Inquiry: Business Appointment Rules
• Public Administration Select Committee 

The Committee will first take evidence from the Chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, Sir Christopher Kelly, about the perception of a 'revolving door' between Government and private companies. The Committee will also hear from two campaigners for change to the Business Appointment Rules system: David Miller, founder member of Spinwatch and Professor of Sociology at the University of Bath and Chandrashekhar Krishnan, Executive Director of Transparency International UK.

Issues

Particular issues to be explored may include:

• Whether the current Business Appointment Rules system is working effectively
• the level of concern around the 'revolving door; and the impact of these concerns on public trust in the political system
• how government can bring external expertise into the Civil Service without giving rise to concern over propriety and undue influence.

Witnesses

Tuesday 6 March 2012 in Committee Room 8

At 10:30am

• Sir Christopher Kelly, Chair, Committee on Standards in Public Life

At 11:30am

• Chandrashekhar Krishnan, Executive Director, Transparency International UK  
• Professor David Miller, Spinwatch

Further information

• About Parliament: Select Committees
• Visiting Parliament: Watch Committees

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