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28 April 2025
The Commission’s role is to check that Civil Service recruitment is done on merit, through fair and open competition – as required by law. Why our audits matter The most visible part of the Commission’s work is probably its team of independent Commissioners who personally chair Civil Service recruitment competitions at senior levels, but we...
9 April 2025
We were delighted that over 400 people attended our Meet the Commissioners online event in March where three Civil Service Commissioners talked about how they oversee Senior Civil Service (SCS) recruitment to ensure it is carried out fairly, openly and on the basis of merit. “We facilitate the process, but also oversee the fairness of...
14 March 2025
The First Civil Service Commissioner, Baroness Gisela Stuart, hosted the joint winners of the Commissioners’ Mark of Excellence at the House of Commons on 6th March. The Home Office won for their strategic approach to recruiting more women into frontline roles and outstanding work to support external candidates at different stages of the recruitment process....
18 February 2025
A new Framework Agreement with the Cabinet Office for monitoring and understanding the strategy, performance and delivery of the three Independent Offices supported by the Commission secretariat – the Civil Service Commission, the Commissioner for Public Appointments and the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments – has been published today. Read: Framework Agreement (2025) It sets...
14 February 2025
Are you thinking about applying for a Senior Civil Service role? Do you know what to expect when an independent Civil Service Commissioner chairs the recruitment process? The Commission provides assurance that civil servants are appointed on the basis of merit, after a fair and open competition, and helps safeguard an impartial civil service. For...
10 February 2025
Are you new to working in Civil Service HR or would you like refresher training on the Recruitment Principles? Or a Civil Service manager who needs to understand what to do to recruit in compliance with the Principles? The Commission offers regular online training on the Recruitment Principles which set the framework for all recruitment...
30 January 2025
30 January 2025 The Home Office and Government Digital and Data Function have been jointly awarded the 2024 Commissioners’ Mark of Excellence for their innovation and commitment in recruiting external candidates who may not have previously considered a role in the Civil Service. Home Office won for their strategic approach to recruiting more women into frontline roles and outstanding...
26 November 2024
Baroness (Gisela) Stuart First Civil Service Commissioner Maintaining Civil Service integrity in recruitment On 5th July the party in power changed for the first time in 14 years and – unlike in the United States – existing UK civil servants must turn to serve a new government overnight. Often wrongly described as ‘independent’, the civil...
20 November 2024
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...
20 November 2024
Are you new to working in Civil Service HR or would you like refresher training on the Recruitment Principles? Or a Civil Service manager who needs to understand what to do to recruit in compliance with the Principles? The Commission offers regular online training on the Recruitment Principles which set the framework for all recruitment...