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Civil Servants: Recruitment

Asked by John GlenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 11 December 2024UIN 6093

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, What guidance his Department issues on ministerial (a) authorisation and (b) approval of a decision to appoint a civil servant under one of the Recruitment Principles exceptions.

Answered by Georgia Gould

Ministerial approval is not required to appoint a civil servant using an exception to the Recruitment Principles.

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