FOI release

FOI2024-00256: Correspondence with the Civil Service Commission about Emily Middleton

Response to a freedom of information (FOI) request for correspondence with the Civil Service Commission about the appointment of Emily Middleton by exception.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Published: 30 August 2024

Documents

Response: Correspondence with the Civil Service Commission about Emily Middleton

Ref: FOI2024-00256-Response

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Annex A: Civil Service Commission exception request form

Ref: FOI2024-00256-Annex_A

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Annex B: Email chain

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Annex C: Email chain

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Annex D: Email chain

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Annex E: Letter from the Civil Service Commission

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Internal review: Correspondence with the Civil Service Commission about Emily Middleton

Ref: IR2024-00324-Response

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Details

Reference number	FOI2024-00256
Date of request	20 August 2024
Date of response	30 August 2024
Outcome	Information partially disclosed

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (the department) received the following request for information which we responded to under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA):

1. Please provide a copy of the application by DSIT to the Civil Service Commission (CSC) for an exemption from normal open recruitment rules in relation to the appointment of Emily Middleton to the civil service.

2. Please provide a copy of the CSC’s response to this application.

3. Please provide a copy of email correspondence between DSIT and the Civil Service Commission (CSC) concerning the exemption application from 4th July 2024 to the date of this request.

Please note that the requestor asked the department to complete an internal review of our original response. Our response to this request is included in this disclosure.

Published 30 August 2024