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Treasury: Senior Civil Servants

Asked by John GlenConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 17 September 2024UIN 4636

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) job description and (b) pay band is for the Director of Special Advisers and Chancellor Engagement.

Answered by James Murray

The grade of the Director of Special Advisers and Chancellor Engagement post is SCS pay band 2.

The appointment of the Director of Special Advisers and Chancellor Engagement followed the correct processes. The postholder has been a civil servant for 7 years. She had passed a selection board for a role at director level prior to the General Election being called. A similar director role had previously been filled by a civil servant. The incumbent has been appointed for an initial period of 6 months.

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