Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 18945

Ministry of Defence: Recruitment

Tabled: 10 December 2024
Answered: 17 December 2024

Question

Rebecca Long Bailey

LabourSalford

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many private recruitment agencies his Department uses to fill senior vacancies; what the potential cost to the public purse is of these services; and what steps his Department is taking to monitor performance

Answer

Al Carns
To date in financial year 2024-25, there have been three permanent Senior Civil Servant (SCS) Payband 1 or 2 recruitment campaigns, and three SCS Payband 3 or 4 campaigns that have engaged a private sector Executive Search firm. The cost of these services...

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