Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 117669
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Recruitment
Tabled: 4 March 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026
Question
Sir John Hayes
Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether any civil servants hired by her Department were recruited over another person on the basis of a protected characteristic in each of the last three years.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleCivil Service recruitment must follow the rules set out in legislation within the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act (CRaGA) 2010, which outlines the requirements to ensure that civil servants are recruited on merit, via fair and open competition. C...
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