Special Advisers: Recruitment
(asked on 28th August 2026) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether special advisers within departments are allowed to hold responsibility for the recruitment of other special advisers within that department.
This question was answered on 7th September 2026
As per the Special Adviser Code of Conduct, Special Advisers are able to exercise power in relation to the management of other special advisers, including on recruitment.