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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How many work desks are available for civil servants in 70 Whitehall; and how many staff are assigned to work in 70 Whitehall.
It has been the practice of successive governments not to comment, on grounds of both national security and staff safety, on the physical capacity or staffing numbers for individual buildings of the government estate.
Whether the appointment of civil servants by Ministers without open and fair competition is classified as a direct ministerial appointment.
Direct ministerial appointments are temporary public office holders who generally hold short-term roles providing expert, independent advice to the Government of the day.
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 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 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.
What the Civil Service's policy is on employing people who were previously employed in roles in a party political capacity, other than as special advisers.
Those wishing to be employed at any level of the Civil Service must declare any perceived, potential or actual conflicts of interest prior to taking up employment in their respective department. This would include political interests. All civil servants a...
How many Non-Executive Directors have left all (a) Government departments and (b) arms’ length public bodies since 4 July 2024.
Since 4 July 2024, 20 Non-Executive Board Members have left government departments. Data on Non-Executive Directors leaving arms length public bodies is not held centrally.
Whether Government Departments collect information on staff turnover.
The Government Financial Reporting Manual requires departments to collect and report data on staff turnover annually.
With reference to the 2024-25 Senior Civil Service Pay Framework, what changes are being made to (a) the Pay Band 4 ceiling and (b) other special adviser pay bands relative to the rates previously set out in the
The Senior Civil Service Pay Framework does not apply to special advisers, who are instead subject to a separate Special Advisers Pay Policy. The pay ceilings for the 2024/25 year will be published in the relevant Annual Report on Special Advisers.
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.
What government efficiency savings planned by the previous government she plans to (a) continue and (b) discontinue.
Departments are responsible for managing their budgets and delivering efficiency savings, both those in plans from the previous government, and those announced by the new government.The government has secured £5.5 billion of savings in 2024-25 rising to £...
Pursuant to the Answer of 12 August 2024 to Question HL421 on Employment, what steps she plans to take to implement the Government's policy on strengthening equality impact assessments for public sector bodies
This Government is committed to strengthening equality impact assessments for public authorities and we are currently considering the best way to achieve this. The Public Sector Equality Duty in the Equality Act 2010 requires public authorities, and those...
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...