Question follow-through · 109549
Public Sector: Recruitment
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to review recruitment practices in the public sector.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 29 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 1 Apr 2026 · 62 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to review recruitment practices in the public sector.
2 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Apr 2026
Answer published
The public sector - healthcare, education, emergency services, and infrastructure - has delegated authority to determine their own recruitment needs, job roles and hires in line with organisational and industry guidelines. With regard to the Civil Service...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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