House of Lords Appointments Commission

The role of the prime minister in making non-partisan recommendations to the monarch for creation of life peerages was partially[1] transferred to the commission, in order to ensure greater transparency in the process.Upon the establishment of the Commission, the Prime Minister Tony Blair said it would ensure a House of Lords that was "more representative of our diverse society"; suitable candidates would be sought "in a wider field than up to now".[8] Following the first set of appointments in April 2001, it was, however, pointed out that those chosen included several knights as well as leading academics and scientists, having much the same establishment background that would have been made peers anyway.Johnson nonetheless decided that the appointment should proceed, becoming the first ever prime minister to overrule an advice of the Commission.[14] It was reported in 2023 that eight nominations for life peerages in Boris Johnson's resignation honours were blocked by the commission.
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