Question follow-through · 8806
Civil Servants: Career Development and Recruitment
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance he has issued on whether (a) an applicant's and (b) their parent's socio-economic background should be considered in (i) promotion and (ii) employment decisions in the Civil Service.
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 14 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 16 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 21 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
14 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance he has issued on whether (a) an applicant's and (b) their parent's socio-economic background should be considered in (i) promotion and (ii) employment decisions in the Civil Service.
16 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Oct 2024
Answer published
The socio-economic background of applicants or their parents does not form part of the promotion or employment decisions in the Civil Service. All Civil Service Recruitment is governed by the Civil Service Recruitment Principles. They outline the legal re...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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