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Civil Servants: Recruitment

Asked by John GlenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 18 September 2024UIN 5028

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how long a civil service vacancy must be advertised for to qualify as open and fair competition.

Answered by Georgia Gould

There is no prescribed duration for the advertising of publicly advertised vacancies for them to be considered compliant with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles.

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