They were approved by the UK Commissioner for Public Appointments.Interviews were carried out by the appointments panel which comprised Dame Rennie Fritchie, UK Commissioner for Public Appointments (acting as Independent Assessor) and two civil servants.Job DescriptionJob Title: Independent Assessor of the Public Appointments ProcessMain Duties:Play a full, visible and active part in the appointments process to ensure that the procedures employed by the Executive in making public appointments are transparent, fair and applied consistently to all candidates.Ensure that the Commissioner for Public Appointments' Code of Practice for Public Appointments and the principles on which it is based are followed throughout the selection process in every case.As appropriate, to review the documented procedures relating to the selection of candidates before recommendations are put to ministers, or as part of a scrutiny panel established for individual appointments.