Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions 10 Downing Street has made appointments by exception since 2010; and who was appointed for each such post.

The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.

Cabinet Office makes appointments on merit on the basis of fair and open competition in compliance with the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles.

Other appointments are made using permitted exceptions to the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles to support Apprenticeship and Graduate Internship schemes, commercial interchange, short term projects and other specific business needs.

In line with the practice of the previous administration the names of individuals have not been provided to protect their identities.