Letter sent by members of the Watford selection committee to the NEC. At the shortlisting meeting on Sunday 26 November all the interviews, discussions, and decisions were observed by both the regional representative and the NEC representative. The procedure says that the NEC representative must be satisfied that the shortlist is of the highest possible quality. Both the representatives readily accepted the four shortlisted candidates decided upon by the selection committee. Every applicant, including Mike Hedges, answered yes to the question “do you believe the procedure to have been conducted fairly”.

Source: The Guardian December 02, 2017 21:00 UTC