Ministry of Defence: Recruitment
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when will he lift the civil service recruitment controls in his department.
Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones
An initial month-long recruitment pause was introduced in October 2025 across the Department as one of a range of workforce levers to facilitate a measured and sustainable approach to workforce reductions. The pause has been extended and is currently being reviewed. Throughout the pause, business areas have had the flexibility to approve exemptions where there are exceptional pressures.
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