Despite the controversy, Ms McDermott was thought to have been within weeks of being unveiled as the watchdog's new permanent boss, having taken over from Martin Wheatley in the summer after he was forced out by Mr Osborne.
Jan Kees de Jager, his Dutch counterpart, raised the stakes before what promised to be a long and stormy meeting, by resetting tough conditions for approving the bailout, including the permanent stationing of non-Greek fiscal watchdogs in Athens.
A spokesman confirms it is now in discussions, including with the UK's data protection watchdog, about how it could implement a permanent rollout on the network.
HP's annual filing is likely to be closely watched by the incoming interim SEC chair, Elisse Walter, who is currently a commissioner at the US financial markets watchdog and is considered a candidate for the permanent position.
Negotiations are taking place over the next week between Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, and between Iran and the permanent five UN Security Council members (US, UK, France, Russia, China and Germanyy.
Scholar's father Sir Michael Scholar was first chair of the UK Statistics Authority and, just to complete the picture, John Kingman, the father of the John Kingman who was Tom Scholar's main rival for the Treasury permanent secretary job, was first chair of the Statistics Commission, the previous watchdog body set up in 2000.
Sharon White, second permanent secretary at the Treasury, told the MPs on parliament's spending watchdog that she believed the money spent so far "is value for money" – despite tens of millions effectively being written off in IT and other costs White said: "We are more comfortable with a twin-track approach because it provides us with some contingency".
Even after that, it will undergo significantly higher scrutiny than current levels, as a result of joining a permanent enhanced inspections regime, known as the Additional Protocol, operated by the nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Tax watchdogs are still uncertain whether the fiscal caution this year is a permanent change.
And even though 76percentt of HAMP borrowers owe more than their homes are worth, 95percentt of permanent modifications actually saddle borrowers with additional debt instead of reducing it, according to a watchdog report released Tuesday.
