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Department for Business and Trade: Staff

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 14 July 2026UIN 16366

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has appointed staff from outside the civil service other than special advisers since July 2024.

Answered by Kate Dearden

Since July 2024, the Department has made appointments from outside the Civil Service in line with guidance on public appointments and Direct Ministerial Appointments (DMA)


Details of public appointments are publicly available on the Public Appointments website and DMA appointments are made via the DMA announcement page on Gov.uk.

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