MPs confirm new information commissioner
A House of Commons Committee has given its seal of approval to the Ministry of Justice's choice to be the new Information Commissioner, clearing the way for the appointment of Christopher Graham to the post.
Current Commissioner Richard Thomas retires in June and the Ministry of Justice previously announced Advertising Standards Authority executive director Graham as its choice for the post. It said that it would not confirm the appointment until a pre-appointment hearing from the Commons Justice Committee.
That Committee has now approved Graham for the post, but has reiterated its calls for better funding and more independence for the office of the privacy watchdog.
"The Justice Committee has repeatedly argued that the Information Commissioner should be made directly responsible to and funded by Parliament to protect the independence of the role, rather than being sponsored by the Ministry of Justice as at present, but Government has rejected this recommendation," said a statement from the Committee.
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