First Civil Service Commissioner to give evidence on appointment and dismissal of permanent secretaries and other senior civil servants

Possible areas of questioning include:  

• How the recruitment and departure processes is carried out in practice for senior civil service posts 
• How many permanent secretary appointments have followed the process set out in the Recruitment Principles and how many have not 
• How the process differs for the appointment or departure of the Cabinet Secretary 
• Whether there is a case for increasing or decreasing ministerial involvement in the appointment or redeployment of permanent secretaries and other senior civil servants 
• To what degree ministers are involved in determining the criteria in job descriptions for permanent secretary vacancies 
• Whether there is a case for greater formalisation of the dismissal or redeployment process in something akin to the Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles 
• The role of the Senior Leadership Committee in the appointment and dismissal of senior civil servants 
• The appointment process for Civil Service Commissioners 

The session will take place on Wednesday 3 May at 10:15am and can be followed live on Parliament TV.