§ Matthew TaylorTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the cost of recruitment of civil servants for the Department was in each financial year since 1996–97, broken down by(a)delegated or contracted out recruitment procedures and (b)recruitment procedures carried out by the Department. [158196]
§ Mr. AlexanderCabinet Office staff recruitment processes and associated budgeting has been delegated to individual Management Units, who are supported by the Cabinet Office HR central recruitment team.
Staff costs for the Cabinet Office HR central recruitment team are available from 2002 to present and are:
2002–03: £216,7122003–04: £187,678Overall Cabinet Office recruitment costs and a breakdown between contracted out activity and recruitment procedure are not maintained centrally and could be provided in the detail required only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much money has been spent advertising Civil Service recruitment in(a)1996–97 and (b)the most recent period for which figures are available. [160049]
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§ Mr. AlexanderResponsibility for advertising government jobs lies with individual Government Departments. The information requested is not, therefore, collected centrally. The Civil Service Commissioners Code makes clear that a reasonable opportunity must be given to prospective applicants to become aware of vacancies.