questionText: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's policy is on the public advertisement of Civil Service appointments (a) at and (b) below SCS level.
answerText: In May 2022 the then Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster wrote to cabinet ministers outlining all Senior Civil Service (SCS) jobs must be advertised externally to the public unless an exemption is approved. This continues to be the policy. As under the p...
heading: Civil Servants: Recruitment