Civil Service Commission: Accountancy
Commons · Question 20858 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 25 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Mike Wood
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary has authority to remove or replace the Chief Executive of the Civil Service Commission as Accounting Officer.
Answer
Answered by Mark Ferguson, 25 Sep 2026
The Chief Executive of the Civil Service Commission is designated an Accounting Officer by the Principal Accounting Officer (the Permanent Secretary at the Cabinet Office), who may also withdraw such a designation.