Public Appointments Unit

Welcome to Public Appointments Unit

The Public Appointments Unit sits within the Cabinet Office. It co-ordinates policy on public appointments to the boards of national and regional public bodies. It also operates a vacancies website where members of the public can search for public appointments.

The website has replaced the Public Appointments Register, which was closed in 2003.

On this site you can:

• Find information about public appointments, what is involved and how to apply
  
  
• Get direct access to our Public Appointments Vacancies[External website] website
  
  
• Find information about public bodies[External website]
  
  
• Find answers to Frequently Asked Questions about public appointments and public bodies
  
  
• Find out about standards applied to members of public bodies
  
  
• Find details about the role of the Commissioner for Public Appointments