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- 1 2 Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland (31 December 2016). "Code of Practice for Ministerial Public Appointments in Northern Ireland" (PDF).
- ↑ "Commissioner's Biography". Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
