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.
About this written question
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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
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.
3 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
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...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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