Written questions

Propriety and Constitution Group: Recruitment

Commons · Question 20826 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Mike Wood

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 9 July 2026 to Question 14350 on Propriety and Constitution Group: Recruitment, whether Ministers will be involved in the appointment of the permanent Director General of the Propriety

Answer

Answered by Mark Ferguson, 8 Sep 2026

The recruitment for this role will be conducted in accordance with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles.Paragraphs 39 to 43 of the Recruitment Principles set out the nature and extent of ministerial involvement in senior Civil Service recruitment proc...