PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Department for International Trade: Recruitment (1 February 2023)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much her Department spent on recruitment consultants in each of the last three years.
Asked by:
Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
The total cost of support from external recruitment consultants for 2020, 2021 and 2022 was £648,408.47. This covers support for recruiting substantive civil servants at delegated grades and Senior Civil Servants (SCS) grades and Non-Executive Directors (NEDs), at the Department for International Trade and UK Export Finance.
Recruitment consultant support is used when the department is looking to recruit for roles that require a specialised or senior skillset to ensure we maximise our reach, and to help attract external candidates.
Year | Total Spend |
20/21 | £183,480.00 |
21/22 | £161,970.70 |
22/23 year to date 31/01/23 | £302,957.77 |
Total | £648,408.47 |
Answered by:
Nigel Huddleston (Conservative)
13 February 2023
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