Special Advisers: Recruitment
Commons · Question 20743 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 7 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Mike Wood
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether special advisers within departments are allowed to hold responsibility for the recruitment of other special advisers within that department.
Answer
Answered by Mark Ferguson, 7 Sep 2026
As per the Special Adviser Code of Conduct, Special Advisers are able to exercise power in relation to the management of other special advisers, including on recruitment.