Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 4653

Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment

Tabled: 9 September 2024
Answered: 13 September 2024

Question

John Glen

ConservativeSalisbury

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 26 July 2024, to Question 1260, on Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment, for how many days a job must be advertised publicly to be considered as open to external candidates.

Answer

Georgia Gould
There is no mandated period for a vacancy to be advertised, either externally or internally.The Civil Service Recruitment Principles state that ‘The media chosen to publicise appointment opportunities and the time allowed for advertising must be suitable ...

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