Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 63002

Department of Health and Social Care: Permanent Secretaries

Tabled: 26 June 2025

Answered: 10 July 2025

Named Day

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2025 to Question 52906 on Department of Health and Social Care: Permanent Secretaries, whether she has been employed under the terms of the model permanent secretar

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Department launched a fair and open competition to appoint a Permanent Secretary in January 2025. As a result of this process, Samantha Jones was found to be an appointable candidate for this role. However, during the recruitment process, it was annou...

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