§ Mr. RiddickTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to provide more scope for people who leave the Civil Service to return to it later in their careers.
§ Mr. BrookeNew arrangements come into force today by which former civil servants may be reappointed, at the discretion of the Civil Service Commissioners, at a grade higher than that occupied when they left the service, without the formality of an open competition. In the past it has only been open to former civil servants in such circumstances to return at the same or a lower grade than they previously occupied.
422WMy right hon. Friend the Minister of State, Privy Council Office and my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs have approved an appropriate amendment to the Civil Service Commission General Regulations 1986 in respect of both the home Civil Service and Diplomatic Service.