Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 13823
Civil Servants: Recruitment
Tabled: 29 June 2026
Answered: 2 July 2026
Named DayQuestion
Mike Wood
Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 16 April 2026, to Question 119976, on Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment, whether there is a maximum length of time that a (a) junior and (b) senior civil servant appointed on tem
Answer
Satvir KaurThere is no maximum length of time that either a (a) junior or (b) senior civil servant may be appointed to a temporary grade, but the appointment will be reviewed every 3 months after an initial 6 month period.