Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of roles advertised on the Civil Service jobs website have been accessible (a) to the general public and (b) only to people with gov.uk email addresses since 4 July 2024.

As was the case when the Rt Hon member was a minister in the Cabinet Office, roles advertised through Civil Service Jobs can be categorised as ‘internal’ and therefore viewable by civil servants within the advertising department; ‘across government’ and therefore viewable by all those across the Civil Service; and ‘external’ and therefore viewable by the general public. As under the previous Government, for appointments below Senior Civil Service (SCS) level, departments have the authority to determine how they recruit in line with the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles, while all SCS jobs must be advertised externally to the public unless an exemption is approved.

As of 11 November 2024, :

• Approx. 73% (37,037) of jobs advertised through Civil Service Jobs were accessible by the general public; and

• Approx. 27% (13,478) of jobs advertised through Civil Service Jobs were accessible only to civil servants.

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