Civil Service watchdog launches audit of Whitehall jobs following cronyism row

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Civil Service watchdog launches audit of Whitehall jobs following cronyism row
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All ministerial departments have been asked to provide details of appointments made to the Civil Service that were not put out to open competition since Labour came to power

The Civil Service watchdog is to carry out a review of Whitehall appointments since Labour came to power in response to the

The audit is in response to the cronyism allegations which erupted this month, including the case of the Labour donor Ian Corfield, who was given a Civil Service job in the Treasury after Keir Starmer’s election victory. He then stepped down from the Civil Service role and is now a temporary unpaid adviser to the Treasury.Lady Stuart wrote to all Whitehall departments on Friday saying she would be carrying out a review of “all appointments made by exception” – those which do not conform to Civil Service laws on recruitment taking place “on merit on the basis of fair and open competition” – between 1 July and 31 August.

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