Senior Civil Servants: Public Appointments
Lords · Question HL14386 · Tabled 6 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Baroness Shawcross-Wolfson
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 28 January (HL14077), whether they will publish the changes they plan to make to the hiring criteria for senior civil servants, as set out in the spee
Answer
Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent, 24 Feb 2026
Our approach to hiring for the Senior Civil Service (SCS) is changing to place greater value on frontline delivery, innovation, and private sector experience. Departments and agencies have authority to determine their practices and procedures for the recr...