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Civil Servants: Nationality

Commons · Question 20824 · 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 data is (a) collated and (b) held on the nationality of individual civil servants when they apply for reserved roles.

Answer

Answered by Mark Ferguson, 7 Sep 2026

Nationality data is captured from applicants at the initial application stage on the Civil Service Jobs platform to assess eligibility against the statutory Civil Service Nationality Rules.This information is held electronically within recruitment system ...