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HL HL14386
Senior Civil Servants: Public Appointments
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6 February 2026
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24 February 2026 · Answer
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To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 28 January (HL14077), whether they will publish the changes they plan to make to the hiring criteria for senior civil servants, as set out in the spee
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6 February 2026
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 28 January (HL14077), whether they will publish the changes they plan to make to the hiring criteria for senior civil servants, as set out in the spee
Source: Lords
24 February 2026
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Our approach to hiring for the Senior Civil Service (SCS) is changing to place greater value on frontline delivery, innovation, and private sector experience. Departments and agencies have authority to determine their practices and procedures for the recr...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-06/HL14386
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1879471
- uk · wq-1879471 · source updated 24 February 2026