§ Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the cost of recruitment of civil servants 141W 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. [158175]
§ Maria EagleThe majority of external recruitment at all levels within DWP is carried out on a direct basis by the Department. However, for it small number of vacancies, particularly of a specialist or senior nature, the services of a recruitment agency may be used.
The information is not collected centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.