A question on #CivilServants #Recruitment tabled by Mr Richard Holden on 25-03-2025 has been answered by Georgia Gould.

Heading: Civil Servants: Recruitment
Question ID: 1788183
UIN: 41123
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-03-25
Asking Member ID: 4813
Asking Member display name: Mr Richard Holden
Asking Member handle: RicHolden
Asking Member Twitter reference: @RicHolden
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to issue new guidance on the proportion of the civil service jobs advertised to the public.
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Date answered: 2025-04-02
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 5305
Answering Member display name: Georgia Gould
Answering Member handle: georgia_gould
Answering Member Twitter reference: @georgia_gould
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Answer text: 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...
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Answering body ID: 53
Answering body name: Cabinet Office
Tweeted: true