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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Civil Servants

Asked by Mrs Kemi BadenochConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 23 September 2024UIN 2981

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of civil servants by (a) title and (b) pay band have been employed by her Department without open competition since the General Election.

Answered by Alex Norris

MHCLG made 35 appointments by exception to fair, open and merit-based recruitment principles from 1 July to 31 August 2024.

All appointments were at grades below the Senior Civil Service.

As a proportion, the exceptions appointed during this time equate to 0.89% of the workforce.

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