Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 4692

Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment

Tabled: 9 September 2024
Answered: 17 September 2024

Question

John Glen

ConservativeSalisbury

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Civil Service's policy is on employing people who were previously employed in roles in a party political capacity, other than as special advisers.

Answer

Georgia Gould
Those wishing to be employed at any level of the Civil Service must declare any perceived, potential or actual conflicts of interest prior to taking up employment in their respective department. This would include political interests. All civil servants a...

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