Department for Work and Pensions: Recruitment

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any civil servants hired by his Department were recruited over another person on the basis of a protected characteristic in each of the last three years.

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1. 10 March 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any civil servants hired by his Department were recruited over another person on the basis of a protected characteristic in each of the last three years.

   Source: Commons

2. 18 March 2026

   Answer

   Civil Service recruitment must follow the rules set out in legislation within the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act (CRaGA) 2010, which outlines the requirements to ensure that civil servants are recruited on merit, via fair and open competition. C...

   Source: Written answer

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