Written Question·Home Office·UIN 6126

Home Office: Civil Servants

Tabled: 4 October 2024

Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

John Glen

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been appointed to civil service positions without open competition in her Department since 4 July 2024; what their (a) job titles and (b) salary bands are; and on what basis each

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson

The legal requirement for appointment to the Civil Service (CS) is for selection to be made on merit based on fair and open competition. Under section 12 of the 2010 Constitutional Reform and Governance Act, the CS Commission has the power to except a sel...

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