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Civil Service Recruitment: the Civil Service Commissioners' Annual Report 1996-97

Civil Service Recruitment: the Civil Service Commissioners' Annual Report 1996-97 EDITORIAL Civil Service Recruitment: the Civil Service Commissioners' Annual Report 1996-97 Richard A. Chapman University ofDurham The latest annual report from the Civil Service Commissioners, the first since the sale of the Recruitment and Assessment Services agency, is of particular interest for four reasons. First, because from 1 April 1996 the Commissioners' approval is now required only for posts in the new Senior Civil Service: some of the consequences should be considered. Secondly, the report records a change, more than has so far been realised, into using the private sector for work for significant which the Commissioners are responsible. Thirdly, it reports the first full year's results of the auditing arrangements for upholding the principles of civil service recruitment. Fourthly, it provides an account of the first appeals to the Commis- sioners under the This considers each of these Civil Service Code. editorial matters and in doing so raises questions that deserve attention outside the civil service. of the responsibility of the Commissioners for First, consider the scope selection. The Civil Service Order in Council 1995 provided that after April in 1996 the Commissioners' approval would only be required for posts the Senior Civil Service. All other recruitment became http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Public Policy and Administration SAGE

Civil Service Recruitment: the Civil Service Commissioners' Annual Report 1996-97

Public Policy and Administration , Volume 12 (3): 5 – Jul 1, 1997

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EDITORIAL Civil Service Recruitment: the Civil Service Commissioners' Annual Report 1996-97 Richard A. Chapman University ofDurham The latest annual report from the Civil Service Commissioners, the first since the sale of the Recruitment and Assessment Services agency, is of particular interest for four reasons. First, because from 1 April 1996 the Commissioners' approval is now required only for posts in the new Senior Civil Service: some of the consequences should be considered. Secondly, the report records a change, more than has so far been realised, into using the private sector for work for significant which the Commissioners are responsible. Thirdly, it reports the first full year's results of the auditing arrangements for upholding the principles of civil service recruitment. Fourthly, it provides an account of the first appeals to the Commis- sioners under the This considers each of these Civil Service Code. editorial matters and in doing so raises questions that deserve attention outside the civil service. of the responsibility of the Commissioners for First, consider the scope selection. The Civil Service Order in Council 1995 provided that after April in 1996 the Commissioners' approval would only be required for posts the Senior Civil Service. All other recruitment became

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Published: Jul 1, 1997

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