Every parliamentary written question tabled by John Glen this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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What role Ms Jessica Sargeant will play in developing public policy on (a) the proposed Ethics and Integrity Commission, (b) reform of the Business Appointment Rules, (c) lobbying regulation, (d) political donat
It is a longstanding policy not to comment on individuals.
Whether Ms Jessica Sargeant will have access to Ministerial papers of the last Conservative Government.
It is a longstanding policy not to comment on individuals.
What steps have been taken to ensure firewalls are in place relating to the new Deputy Director in the Cabinet Office’s Propriety and Constitution Group's work on propriety casework, inquiries and investigations
It is a longstanding policy not to comment on individuals.
What the (a) pay band, (b) full job description and (c) salary is for the new Deputy Director in his Department's Propriety and Constitution Group; whether the position was appointed through open and fair compet
It is a longstanding policy not to comment on individuals.
If he will instruct the (a) Cabinet Secretary and Head of Civil Service and (b) Civil Service Commission to make an assessment of the probity of appointments as civil servants without open and fair competition o
The Cabinet Secretary wrote to the Leader of the Opposition on 30th August 2024 addressing this issue and the use of Exceptions to the Recruitment Principles.
Pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 927 on Civil Service: Performance Related Pay, by which metrics Senior Civil Service end of year performance assessments consider delivery against the Diversity
All objectives set by Senior Civil Servants should be specific, measurable and timed so they can be assessed at the end of the performance year by considering what the individual delivered.
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of repealing the Trade Union Act 2016 on public sector pay discussions with trade unions.
The Government is committed to repealing the Trade Union Act 2016. Further information on implementing this will be outlined in due course.
With reference to the report entitled Strengthening Ethics and Integrity in Central Government, published in July 2023, CP 900, who is responsible for upholding ethics and integrity in each Department.
The permanent secretary is responsible for the day-to-day management of their department and is accountable to Parliament for their department's actions. Every Minister, Special Adviser and Civil Servant is responsible for upholding ethics and integrity v...
Whether it is his policy that all civil service appointments should be advertised on gov.uk.
There is no obligation on departments to advertise their vacancies on any specific platform. However, departments are encouraged to advertise jobs on the Civil Service Jobs platform.
With reference to the Civil Service Commission publication entitled 2023/24 Exceptions at and above Payband 2, for what reason the Exception Used for Nick Joicey was Paragraph 100 of Recruitment Principles.
Under Section 12 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) has the power to except a selection of appointments from the requirement that recruitment into the Civil Service takes place ‘on merit on the basis o...
What his policy is on youth movement of EU nationals, in the context of the Government's plans to change its relationship with the EU.
We have no plans for an EU-wide youth mobility scheme and there will be no return to freedom of movement.
Pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 907 on Government Departments: Public Consultation, whether his Department has issued guidance on whether (a) communications should be sent to participants in c
The Cabinet Office advises departments who contact us that a new administration may respond to a consultation that was initiated under a previous administration if they choose to do so. Departments are legally responsible for the consultations that they r...
What the Government's policy is on giving (a) bonuses and (b) reward-based pay to civil servants in the form of shopping vouchers.
As has been the case under successive administrations, non-cash vouchers of small amounts may be used to mark the significant contributions of staff who have worked on specific projects outside of formal performance management processes. All individual aw...
What guidance the civil service issues on employing (a) staff without posts, (b) people action teams, (c) priority movers lists, (d) redeployment registers and (e) talent pools.
Departments are responsible for setting their redundancy procedures in line with the Cabinet Office issued 2016 Civil Service Redundancy Protocol. This document is publicly available guidance, published on gov.uk. The Civil Service does not formally use t...
What information his Department holds on the (a) number of and (b) full-time equivalent staff there are in each Department that have roles relating to equality, diversity and inclusion; and whether each Departme
We are currently considering the Civil Service Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Expenditure Review commissioned by the previous Government. Each Department has delegated responsibility to manage their workforce.
What disciplinary investigations have taken place in the last 12 months in relation to civil servants breaching political impartiality restrictions by campaigning in (a) Parliamentary by-elections and (b) the ge
The information requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at a disproportionate cost.
With reference to page 72 of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities annual report and accounts 2022-23, what is the Cash Equivalent Transfer Value of the civil service pension of the Prime Mini
The Cabinet Office, like other government departments, publishes the Cash Equivalent Transfer Value of civil service pensions of civil servants on its Board in its Annual Report and Accounts. This does not include other civil servants, including special a...
With reference to the Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles, published in April 2018, whether his Department has published supplementary guidance on appointing civil servants under exception 1 on tempo
There is no additional guidance specific to exception one of the Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles.
With reference to the press notice by the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) entitled PCS demands Cabinet Office meeting over Gaza, published on 26 July 2024, whether he has had recent discussions with t
Ministers and officials meet routinely with Civil Service Trade Unions to discuss a variety of topics related to the Civil Service workforce.
Pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 1261 on Senior Civil Servants, for what reason the appointment of HM Treasury's Director of Special Advisers and Chancellor Engagement was not included in that
As the previous PQ answer made clear, the response was based on the latest information held centrally by the Cabinet Office at the time of drafting.