Appointments made by exception to fair and open recruitment
The Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 stipulates that the Civil Service Commission may “except” certain appointments from the requirement that recruitment into the Civil Service takes place on merit on the basis of fair and open competition.
The First Civil Service Commissioner has today (20 November 2024) written to the Cabinet Secretary outlining action taken by the Commission to provide assurance around the use of appointments by exception.
Read: First Civil Service Commissioner to the Cabinet Secretary, 20 November 2024
The Commission has also published a review of appointments by exception made by departments which did not require prior approval by the Civil Service Commission in July and August 2024.
Read: Review into appointments by exception delegated to departments (November 2024)
Read: First Civil Service Commissioner to Heads of Departments, 20 November 2024
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