Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 120298

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Recruitment

Tabled: 12 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026

Question

Sir John Hayes

ConservativeSouth Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether any civil servants hired by his Department were recruited over another person on the basis of a protected characteristic in each of the last three years.

Answer

Samantha Dixon
Civil 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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