§ 39. Mrs. René e Shortasked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will take steps to ensure that Civil Service secretarial and clerical staff are recruited through the Department of Employment rather than through private employment agencies.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerAs I said in my reply to the hon. Lady on 25th June, Government Departments hire temporary staff from private employment agencies, but secretarial and clerical grades are recruited as civil servants by means of open competitive interviews or tests advertised in the Press. All these vacancies are notified to the local office of the Department of Employment.