Civil Service Commission update on Business Appointment Rules

The First Civil Service Commissioner wrote to the Permanent Secretaries on 2 October 2025.

The update included:

• Queries on, and applications under, the Business Appointment Rules for senior civil servants and special advisers should now be sent to bars@csc.gov.uk.
• Further information on departmental BARs audits will follow.

The link to the letter can be found here.