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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 5 February 2026 to Question HL13977 on Civil Service: Unpaid Work, how the Civil Service establishes whether candidates have misrepresented their socio-economic background.
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 9 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 16 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 5 February 2026 to Question HL13977 on Civil Service: Unpaid Work, how the Civil Service establishes whether candidates have misrepresented their socio-economic background.
11 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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16 Jun 2026
Answer published
In line with other schemes of this nature across the public and private sector, the Cabinet Office uses self-certification for the socio-economic data of applicants and does not seek further validation. This is the same approach taken under its predecesso...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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