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Public Bodies: Recruitment

Asked by Dr Caroline JohnsonConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 23 February 2026UIN 112855

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what monitoring her Department undertakes of recruitment and selection practices by organisations in receipt of public funds.

Answered by Olivia Bailey

The department does not monitor the recruitment and selection approaches in place across other employers except in some specific situations, for example on the approach to the remuneration of some senior academy trust executive leaders.

All individuals working in public roles within the education sector are expected to comply with the Seven Principles of Public Life, which includes making decisions fairly and on merit.

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