Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 117240
Cabinet Office: Recruitment
Tabled: 3 March 2026
Answered: 11 March 2026
Question
Sir John Hayes
Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any civil servants hired by his Department were recruited over another person on the basis of a protected characteristic in each of the last three years.
Answer
Satvir KaurCivil Service recruitment is governed by the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act (CRaGA) 2010, which requires that all appointments to the Civil Service are made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition. The Cabinet Office does not recruit ...
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