Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Recommendation 3
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We recognise that the Secretary of State did not want to restart the recruitment process...
Conclusion
We recognise that the Secretary of State did not want to restart the recruitment process for this role, given how far advanced it was at the point we were notified. If this mistake happens again, we would expect the Department to start over. We note that there are two further DWP posts subject to pre-appointment scrutiny due to become vacant in the near future. We expect the Department to offer a model of best practice in these, and future, recruitments.
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