Government Departments: Business Interests
(asked on 10th October 2017) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to amend the business appointment rules to make clear that applications can be rejected.
This question was answered on 23rd October 2017
Government Departments can, and do, advise that certain appointments are unsuitable. The Cabinet Office is currently updating guidance for departments on the application of the rules, which will reiterate this point.
Information about the number of applications rejected since 2010 is not held centrally.