Civil Servants: Recruitment
Commons · Question 20756 · 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, further to the First Civil Service Commissioner's letter to Heads of Department of 22 July 2026, whether special advisers may (a) review Civil Service recruitment papers, (b) advise Ministers on the suitability
Answer
Answered by Mark Ferguson, 7 Sep 2026
As set out in paragraph 58 of the Civil Service Recruitment Principles, published by the Civil Service Commission: "Under the 2010 Act, Special Advisers may not exercise any power in relation to the management of any part of the Civil Service. They m...