Question follow-through · 6113

Ministry of Justice: Civil Servants

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people, other than special advisers, have been appointed to civil service posts in her Department without open competition since 4 July 2024; what their (a) job titles and (b) salary bands are; and on wh

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
4 Oct 2024
Target answer date
8 Oct 2024
Answer
14 Oct 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people, other than special advisers, have been appointed to civil service posts in her Department without open competition since 4 July 2024; what their (a) job titles and (b) salary bands are; and on wh

  2. 8 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 14 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The Ministry of Justice recruit on merit and on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles.The Ministry of Justice holds all the information requested. However, in line with statistical gui...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

Later records

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Injunctions

11 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to reform the law on super-injunctions; and whether she has had discussions with the Law Officers on super-injunctions.