Question follow-through · 116493

Propriety and Constitution Group: Recruitment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the recruitment of the permanent Director General for the Proprietary and Constitution Group has been discussed at the Civil Service Senior Leadership Committee.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
27 Feb 2026
Target answer date
3 Mar 2026
Answer
28 Apr 2026 · 60 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the recruitment of the permanent Director General for the Proprietary and Constitution Group has been discussed at the Civil Service Senior Leadership Committee.

  2. 3 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    The Civil Service Senior Leadership Committee (SLC) is consulted on the selection route for all appointments to Director General.Plans for the permanent recruitment to the role of Director General for Propriety, Ethics and Constitution are being developed...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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