Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will outline the recruitment process for the new Director General of the Propriety and Ethics Team announced on the 19 April 2018, including how many applications were received and how many were shortlisted.
The recruitment process for this role is in line with the Civil Service recruitment principles and advertised across government, with the First Civil Service Commissioner chairing the panel.
Information about applicants' progress through the competition is confidential.