Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Civil Servants
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many people, other than special advisers, have been appointed to civil service posts in his Department without open competition since 4 July 2024; what their (a) job titles and (b) salary bands are; and on what basis each was appointed.
Answered by Catherine West
At the delegated grades, the table below shows we have appointed the following since 4 July 2024 to civil service posts in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office without open competition in line with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles [https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/02a_RECRUITMENT-PRINCIPLES-April-2018-FINAL-.pdf]. The exceptions we have used are:
Exception 1: Temporary Appointments
Exception 3: Secondments
Exception 5: Former Civil Servants
Exception 7: Transfers of staff from other public bodies
Exception | Band | Salary Band | Job title |
1 | AO | £26,500 | UKRI - Summer Intern 2024 |
1 | AO | £26,500 | Finance Payments Officer |
1 | AO | £26,500 | Credit Card Administrator |
1 | AO | £26,500 | Finance Payments Officer |
1 | AO | £26,500 | Consular Officer |
1 | AO | £26,500 | Consular Officer |
1 | AO | £26,500 | Consular Officer |
1 | AO | £26,500 | Consular Officer |
1 | AO | £26,500 | Consular Officer |
1 | AO | £26,500 | Consular Officer |
1 | AO | £26,500 | Pensions Administrator |
1 | EO | £28000 - £30,500 | Leonard Cheshire - Summer Intern 2024 |
1 | EO | £28000 - £30,500 | Leonard Cheshire - Summer Intern 2024 |
1 | EO | £28000 - £30,500 | Desk Officer Team 4, Diplomatic Missions Team |
1 | AO | £26,500 | Pensions Administrator |
7 | HEO | £34,500 - £40,000 | Auditor |
3 | Grade 7 | £53,000 - £62,000 | Senior research Fellow |
3 | Grade 7 | £53,000 - £62,000 | Research Fellow |
3 | G7 | £53,000 - £62,000 | Senior Research Fellow |
3 | G7 | £53,000 - £62,000 | Senior Research Fellow |
3 | G7 | £53,000 - £62,000 | Senior Humanitarian Policy Advisor |
3 | G7 | £53,000 - £62,000 | Senior Research Fellow |
3 | G7 | £53,000 - £62,000 | Senior Research Fellow |
3 | G7 | £53,000 - £62,000 | Senior Research Fellow |
3 | G7 | £53,000 - £62,000 | Senior Research Fellow |
3 | G7 | £53,000 - £62,000 | Senior Research Fellow |
3 | G7 | £53,000 - £62,000 | Senior Research Fellow |
3 | HEO | £34,500 - £40,000 | Security/Intelligence Analyst |
5 | G7 | £53,000 - £62,000 | Team Leader Indo Pacific Maritime Security, Engagement and Communications |
There have been no external appointments to SCS level civil service posts without open competition since 4 July 2024.
There has been no ministerial involvement in appointments to civil service posts in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office since 4 July 2024.
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