Both competitions will be chaired by a Civil Service Commissioner. Janet Paraskeva, the First Civil Service Commissioner, will chair the process for the National Statistician and John MacAuslan will chair the process for the Director General. 

The Civil Service Commissioners have two key functions.

• To maintain the principle of selection for appointment to the Civil Service on merit on the basis of fair and open competition. For the most senior posts in the Civil Service, the Commissioners discharge their responsibilities directly by overseeing the recruitment process and chairing the final selection panel.
• To promote an understanding of the Civil Service Code (Appendix 3) which sets out the constitutional framework in which all civil servants work and the values they are expected to uphold, and to hear and determine appeals made under it.   More detailed information can be found at on the Civil Service Commissioners website: http://www.civilservicecommissioners.gov.uk/

Complaints

The Department’s recruitment processes are underpinned by the principle of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners' Principles which can be found at http://www.civilservicecommissioners.org/. 

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Code and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact Esther Wallington, Cabinet Office, (email: ; telephone: 020 7276 1591) in the first instance. 

If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Office of the Civil Service Commissioners.