FOI release

FOI2024-00289: Correspondence about the appointment of Emily Middleton

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

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Published: 24 September 2024

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Response: Correspondence about the appointment of Emily Middleton

Ref: FOI2024-00289-Response

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Annex A: Exception request form for the Civil Service Commission

Ref: FOI2024-00289-Annex_A

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Annex B1: Email approval to appoint from the Civil Service Commission

Ref: FOI2024-00289-Annex_B1

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Annex B2: Email exchange with the Civil Service Commission

Ref: FOI2024-00289-Annex_B2

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Annex C: Email correspondence with the Civil Service Commission

Ref: FOI2024-00289-Annex_C

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Annex D: Email exchange with the Propriety and Ethics Team

Ref: FOI2024-00289-Annex_D

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Annex E: Background document about SCS external by default recruitment policy

Ref: FOI2024-00289-Annex_E

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Annex F: Submission on senior civil servant resourcing and the handling of future recruitment exceptions

Ref: FOI2024-00289-Annex_F

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Annex G: Response to the submission to the Secretary of State

Ref: FOI2024-00289-Annex_G

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Details

Reference number	FOI2024-00289
Date of request	27 August 2024
Date of response	24 September 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):

Please provide the following:

1. The exceptional appointment form submitted by DSIT to the Civil Service Commission.

2. Any accompanying correspondence between the Permanent Secretary’s Office or HR or The Secretary of State’s Private Office and the Civil Service Commission.

3. Correspondence relating to Emily Middleton between the Permanent Secretary’s Office and the Cabinet Office’s Propriety & Ethics / Propriety & Constitution Group.

4. Correspondence between the Secretary of State’s private office and the Permanent Secretary’s office relating to the appointment of Emily Middleton.

Please note all files or correspondence would be between 1 June 2024 and today.

Published 24 September 2024