Question follow-through · 119203
Ministry of Justice: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any civil servants hired by his Department were recruited over another person on the basis of a protected characteristic in each of the last three years.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 10 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 16 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Justice and policing
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
10 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any civil servants hired by his Department were recruited over another person on the basis of a protected characteristic in each of the last three years.
12 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Ministry of Justice welcomes and encourages applications from everyone irrespective of background, identity, experience, or circumstance, and particularly those underrepresented in our workforce. The Department does not appoint candidates on the basis...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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