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Department for Work and Pensions: Public Appointments

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 14 July 2026UIN 15922

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, other than special advisers if his Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service since July 2024.

Answered by Andrew Western

Candidates that have been successfully appointed to a public appointment (whether regulated or unregulated) are generally announced on the Public Appointments Service announcements page. Candidates that have been successfully appointed to a direct ministerial appointment are generally announced on the Direct Ministerial Appointments Announcement portal.

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