Committees

Pre-appointment Hearing: The First Civil Service Commissioner

Pre-appointment hearing

The Civil Service Commission exists to provide assurance that civil servants are selected on merit on the basis of fair and open competition; and to help safeguard an impartial Civil Service.

The First Commissioner is appointed by HM the Queen on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, for a five-year non-renewable term of office.

The position is subject to pre-appointment scrutiny by the Committee.

Work news

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Committee approves Gisela Stuart appointment
The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee publishes report on First Civil Service Commissioner appointment
7 February 2022
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Government’s preferred candidate for the role of First Civil Service Commissioner
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee holds pre-appointment hearing with Baroness Gisela Stuart
1 February 2022
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Contact us

  • Email: pacac@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 3268 (General Enquiries) / 020 7219 8430, 07834 172 099 (Media Enquiries)
  • Address: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA