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1169530

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the blog post dated 2 January 2020 published by Dominic Cummings, what steps he is taking to ensure that the proposed recruitment processes are compliant with (a) General Data Protection Regulation, (b) the Civil Service code and (c) the Equality Act 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Canterbury
	tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
	uin	1411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>The blog invites people to get in touch to discuss opportunities. The blog post does not set out proposed recruitment processes.</p><p>Recruitment to the Civil Service is through fair and open competition following section 10 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act.</p><p>Special Adviser appointments are made by Ministers in accordance with section 15 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 14/01/2020 16:33:57 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1604127

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 17 of the UK Science and Technology Framework, published on 6 March 2023, what steps the Government plans to take to meet the target of increasing the proportion of STEM graduates in the Fast Stream to 50 per cent.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	165338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 answer text <p>The Civil Service is committed to delivering the Prime Minister’s priorities, and recognises the need to build a strong internal STEM capability. To help build this capability, we are targeting an increase in the proportion of Fast Stream hires with a STEM subject degree qualification to 50%. To meet this target we have:</p><ul><li><p>Developed a STEM-specific attraction strategy, in partnership with the Science and Engineering Profession, leveraging the Fast Stream brand to target a STEM audience.</p></li><li><p>Introduced a new Generalist-STEM recruitment option for the 2023 Fast Stream Campaign; which will enable us to attract and fairly select more graduates with STEM degree backgrounds to join the Fast Stream across a diverse range of roles in different government professions including Corporate Services, Operational Delivery, and Policy.</p></li><li><p>Used the Fast Stream target university list, to identify institutions that have a high representation of students with a STEM background.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Introduced a summer internship offer, with a specific focus on STEM graduates to act as a feeder for Fast Stream recruitment.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Re-introduced numerical reasoning tests within the Fast Stream selection process.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 22/03/2023 09:10:01 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1171061

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the recruitment of civil servants can be delegated to special advisers by a minister.
	tabling member constituency	Canterbury
	tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
	uin	3865
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Hon member to the response which I gave to PQ1411 on 14 January 2020.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 21/01/2020 12:59:31 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1665600

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department is taking steps to recruit employees from the private sector into the civil service.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	203003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>I announced at a speech in June at Policy Exchange a series of measures to make the Civil Service more attractive to external candidates. This included when recruiting for senior roles in the Civil Service the default position is that all recruitment must operate externally by default. This means vacancies at this level must be advertised both to applicants internal and external to the Civil Service on openly available websites to allow for all those interested in the role, including in the private sector, to apply. I announced that roles will be advertised on a broader range of openly available job boards with simplified job advertisements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 25/10/2023 15:53:57 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1608037

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to publish recruitment 2022 data for the civil service fast stream.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
	uin	174513
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The data will be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 30/03/2023 13:49:35 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1552106

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of the Recruiting for vacancies requiring National Security Vetting clearance: code of practice; whether he has made a recent estimate of the (a) number and (b) proportion of vacancies advertised that do not comply with the code of practice; and what recourse applicants have if they are unable to apply for an advertised vacancy which does not comply with the code of practice.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	111579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2022 answer text <p>The code of practice is in place to ensure that those who do not already hold National Security Vetting are not at a disadvantage when applying for a role in the Civil Service.</p><p>Whilst the Cabinet Office does not currently collect data on the number or proportion of vacancies advertised that do not comply with the code of practice, the government aims to reduce non-compliance.</p><p>Candidates unable to apply for an advertised vacancy which does not comply with the National Security Vetting Code of Practice may raise a complaint with the recruiting department in the first instance. If they remain dissatisfied and the vacancy was advertised publicly, they may bring their complaint to the Civil Service Commission on the basis they feel the selection for appointment has not met the requirements of the Civil Service Recruitment Principles. In open competitions anyone who wishes must be allowed to apply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 22/12/2022 10:32:48 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1183694

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department plans to publish the next Civil Service Fast Stream Annual Report.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	26828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2020 answer text <p>We do not cross-tabulate information relating to the year of graduation for candidates recommended for appointment. This could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The Civil Service does not have post-programme tracking by grade for completed Fast Streamers.</p><p>The next Civil Service Fast Stream Annual Report will be published in due course. This report will include indicators.</p><p>Further information can be found in previous reports.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 26826 26827 26829 question first answered 13/03/2020 09:41:20 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1681782

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) average and (b) longest time between application and a start date for recruiting a civil servant was in the last three years; and whether he is taking steps to reduce those times.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	9313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>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. The Civil Service must also ensure that detailed pre-employment checks (such as appropriate levels of security clearance) are carried out before employment can begin.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the average time to hire across departments can be found in the recent National Audit Office report published on ‘Civil service workforce: Recruitment, pay and performance management', found here: https://www.nao.org.uk/reports/civil-service-workforce/</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Civil Service People Plan published on 10 January 2024, we are committed to ensuring we attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds, to create a brilliant Civil Service now, and for the future.</p><p> </p><p>We must modernise the ways we recruit, speed up and simplify the process and improve the candidate experience without compromising on quality or fairness. We must also continue to expand the use of secondments and other direct entry routes (including the Fast Stream and apprenticeships), ensuring they are properly embedded in the skills and resourcing strategies of all departments and professions.</p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office is introducing a set of consistent and comparable Civil Service recruitment measures and benchmarks which will be implemented across the Whitehall 17 departments. This will give greater transparency of metrics across the recruitment cycle.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/01/2024 17:52:10 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1471160

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to make the civil service recruitment process more dyslexia-friendly.
	tabling member constituency	Newport East
	tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
	uin	19595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>As set out in the Declaration on Government Reform and the recent Civil Service Diversity Strategy, the civil service is committed to setting a new standard for inclusive workplaces. The Cabinet Office values the importance of ensuring our workplaces are inclusive for colleagues with dyslexia and we engage with relevant Networks where appropriate.</p><p>We engage with Civil Service Dyslexia and Dyspraxia Network, via the Civil Service Disability Network and with other cross-Government Diversity Networks to update on key initiatives and share best practice. The network also features on the Diversity Networks webpage on GOV.UK and the Chairs are able to collaborate with other networks using our Diversity and Inclusion hub.</p><p>Across the civil service we provide support via a range of individualised workplace adjustments to remove workplace barriers to enable dyslexic colleagues to thrive at work. Our Civil Service Dyslexia and Dyspraxia Network is a great support to improving the working environment for Civil Servants impacted by dyslexia, dyspraxia and dyscalculia across civil service departments. The development of the Toolkit has been widely shared with colleagues in Diversity and Inclusion.</p><p>Our recruitment processes are reviewed regularly to ensure they remain as inclusive as they can be, with involvement from occupational psychologists to ensure they meet the requirements of as many people with disabilities as we reasonably can.</p><p>An equality analysis was carried out in 2016 to demonstrate due and proper regard to our equality obligations. We used the analysis to assess the impact the introduction of online tests in recruitment was likely to have. This included reviews of the literature and involved a range of stakeholder and user consultations. External neurodiversity experts are also providing ongoing independent advice to GRS about how to improve the inclusive experience of neurodiverse test takers.The Civil Service publishes <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/reasonable-adjustments-for-online-tests-a-candidate-guide" target="_blank">written</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olval3YPF9U" target="_blank">video</a> guidance on the alternatives that exist for disabled test takers through the reasonable adjustment process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 21/06/2022 16:18:13 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1609126

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that civil service recruitment processes comply with provisions in the Equality Act 2010 on discrimination against people according to their (a) socio-economic status and (b) other protected characteristics.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	177752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office operates a policy requiring all employment opportunities to be made readily available to all.</p><p>The current selection process is designed to be fair and objectively identify the best candidates.</p><p>There are a number of safeguards built in to the process:</p><ul><li><p>Applications are anonymised until after the sift stage.</p></li><li><p>All sifters are expected to act in accordance with the Civil Service Code.</p></li><li><p>We would also expect an independent presence during any sift exercise. Each panel should include at least one member from outside of the line of business to provide an independent view.</p></li></ul><p>We are committed to providing services and developing policies which promote equality of opportunity and eliminate unlawful discrimination. We are an equal opportunities employer and will not unlawfully discriminate in any aspect of employment, including how employees are selected or how employees are treated.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/04/2023 08:09:47 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi