Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 115546

Senior Civil Servants: Career Development

Tabled: 24 February 2026
Answered: 9 April 2026

Question

Alex Burghart

ConservativeBrentwood and Ongar

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Senior Civil Servants can be temporarily promoted without open and fair competition.

Answer

Satvir Kaur
SCS roles can be filled on a temporary basis through temporary promotions without fair and open competition. Cabinet Office issues guidance to departments and agencies, who have the authority to determine promotion and lateral transfer arrangements for th...

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