The Civil Service Commission is independent of Government and of the Civil Service. The Commission is an executive Non-Departmental Public Body sponsored by the Cabinet Office.
The Civil Service Commission regulates recruitment into the Civil Service and is the final appeal body for complaints under the Civil Service Code. The Commission also provides independent advice on applications under the government’s Business Appointment Rules for Senior Civil Servants and Special Advisers.
The Civil Service Commission provides independent advice on applications under the government’s Business Appointment Rules (BARs) for civil servants at SCS Pay Band 3 and SCS Pay Band 4 and special advisers at Pay Band 4. Applications submitted to the Civil Service Commission are considered by a panel drawn from our team of independent Civil Service Commissioners.
10 August 2026
The Civil Service Commission has started publishing its casework performance data. This publication is issued monthly and will provide information on the time taken to consider and process requests to...
17 July 2026
Baroness Gisela Stuart, First Civil Service Commissioner, has provided her third quarterly update to the Minister for the Cabinet Office on the Civil Service Commission’s application of the Business Appointment Rules. Read...
17 July 2026
On Wednesday 1 July 2026, the Cabinet Office held its annual Civil Service Whistleblowing Conference, with an audience of over 100 attendees from across the Civil Service. The event focused...