Dear Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy,

Following the recent appointment of a 'Shale Gas Commissioner', please would you provide answers to the following questions of detail:-

1. On what date was the vacancy first advertised?
2. Where was the vacancy listed / advertised / otherwise notified to the public?
3. When was the closing date for applications?
4. How many applications were received?
5. How many candidates were short-listed for interview?
6. How many candidates were interviewed at first round?
7. How many candidates were invited for second interview?
8. When was the preferred candidate identified?
9. Were references supplied and taken up, or any previous employers contacted for comment?
10. Were Industry representatives and Planning Authorities (as relevant stakeholders) consulted about the proposed appointment before the offer was made?
11. When was the offer made?
12. Is the position full time or part-time?
13. What are the details of Basic salary, hours of work, benefits package, notice period?
14. Are there any restrictions on what other types of paid employment (Directorships, Contracted employment, Consultancies etc,) that the successful candidate can accept whilst in this position?
15. Please provide details of all other current (ongoing)) paid employment that the successful candidate has declared.
16. Please provide details of the job specification, responsibilities and objectives.
17. Who does the position report to?
18. What other support staff report to this position?
19. Where is the position based?
20. Who provides office and administration, research and analytical services for this position?
21. What day to day supervision of the successful candidate’.s performance takes place?
22. How and how often is the successful candidate required to report back to the next line of management?
23. How is the Shale Gas Commissioner contactable and what steps have been taken to notify the public of such contact details?

The above information is requested in order that I, and other interested members of the public, may form a view as to the level of expertise, support and advice that might reasonably be expected from the new appointee.

Yours faithfully,

Richard Bales

Dear [email address] on behalf of FOI Requests,

BEIS ref: FOI2018/24041

Further to your response to my request for information, in which you indicated that I would receive a further reply by December 5th 'at the latest', I note that date has now been reached.

I have had no reply from yourselves and no indication that further time would be required. My request did not require a substantial amount of data recovery and the questions that I posed were not complicated. I would therefore request that I receive an appropriate reply without further delay.

Yours sincerely,

Richard Bales