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‘We want departments to innovate to attract new talent into civil service roles’ - First Civil Service Commissioner, Gisela Stuart. 

10 March 2023

“External recruitment strengthens the skills and abilities available to serve the country. There should be continual interchange – people moving in, back out to other sectors and returning to the Civil Service. There needs to be more interchange with local government and with the devolved administrations. This shouldn’t just be a one way traffic. And...

'The Civil Service has to show that it is open to ideas and challenges from outside’ - Baroness Stuart 

2 February 2023

“If we are serious about external recruitment by default, those coming in from outside the Civil Service at a senior level, need to be properly supported and inducted. There is no point in looking for talent and professional experience to complement the work of the Civil Service, only to see people leave after a short...

Baroness Gisela Stuart speaks at an Institute of Directors event on the Role of Non-Executive Directors in Government 

9 December 2022

The First Civil Service Commissioner Baroness Stuart (Gisela) gave a speech to directors interested in Non-Executive Director (NED) roles at the Institute of Directors in London on 8 December. Gisela talked about her experience as the Lead NED on the Cabinet Office Departmental board and her role as the First Civil Service Commissioner to which...

Civil Service Commission – Annual Report and Accounts 2021- 2022

18 October 2022

The Commission has today published its annual report and accounts for the financial year 2021-22. The report contains a range of statistics and information about the Commission’s work in regulating appointments into the Civil Service and hearing appeals under the Civil Service Code. 2021/22 Annual Report & Accounts Press Release The First Civil Service Commissioner,...

PRESS NOTICE

18 October 2022

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION – ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2021 – 2022 “BRINGING IN NEW SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE STRENGTHENS THE CIVIL SERVICE” – BARONESS GISELA STUART, FIRST CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONER The Civil Service Commission, which regulates Civil Service appointments to provide assurance that they are made on merit after fair and open competition, has today published...

Commissioners’ Mark of Excellence

30 September 2022

Want to know more about innovative recruitment campaigns?  On Thursday 20 October @1400 – 1530, the Civil Service Commission is hosting a free online event which you can register to attend to hear from the teams that have been recognised by the Commissioners’ Mark of Excellence award. This event was originally due to take place in...

Commissioners’ Mark of Excellence - Winners

20 July 2022

BEIS has overhauled all their internal resourcing guidance and templates for advertising vacancies, introducing diversity and inclusion best practice and adopting ‘nudge theory’ prompts to reduce bias in their attraction and standard introductions. The department has taken an innovative approach to monitoring diversity and inclusion progress by connecting data insights from external Government Recruitment Service/Cabinet...

Commissioners’ Mark of Excellence - Winners

20 July 2022

INNOVATIVE AI RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN WINS FIRST EVER COMMISSIONERS’ MARK OF EXCELLENCE Campaigns that show innovation and commitment in recruiting diverse candidates to the Civil Service have been recognised in the first ever Commissioners’ Mark of Excellence.  The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) came top, from a final shortlist of 18 campaigns.    Natalie...

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION’S ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS

4 July 2022

The Commission’s annual report and accounts for 2021 – 22 will now be published in September owing to delays at the National Audit Office.  The winning entries for the Commissioners’ Mark of Excellence which were due to be published in our report will be announced online on 20th July.  We will also be holding an...

Gisela Stuart speaks at the Annual FDA Conference

12 May 2022

First Commissioner, Gisela Stuart, gave a keynote speech at the First Division Association annual conference on 12 May. You can find the full text of her speech below: Good morning – and thank you for inviting me to speak. I’m Gisela Stuart and I am here today in my role as the First Civil Service...