Annual Reports
HoL AC: The current House of Lords Appointments Commission has published its final annual report and also the names of two new non-party-political peers who will sit on the crossbenches in the Upper House:
* Miss Susan Campbell CBE, Chair of UK Sport, a body that works in partnership with the home country sports councils and other agencies to lead sport in the UK to world-class success
* Mr David Pannick QC, a practising barrister who specialises in public law, human rights law and sports law.
A total of 49 non-party-political peers have now been recommended by the House of Lords Appointments Commission. The Commission's annual report for 2007-08 details their work in selecting & recommending non-party-political peers and vetting all nominees to the House of Lords.
Newswire AC: The third annual Auditors’ Local Evaluation (ALE) report from the Audit Commission shows an overall picture of financial improvement for many NHS organisations in 2007/08 – See ‘In the News’ section for more information.