Roles advertised as Across-Government
Roles advertised on an Across-Government basis are restricted to existing:
- Permanent Civil Servants.
- Fixed term appointments who were appointed following fair and open competition. Please speak to your HR department if you are unsure of how you were recruited.
- Employees of those NDPBs who have been Accredited by the Civil Service Commission (see NDPB Accreditation – Civil Service Commission (independent.gov.uk). Please check if you are a Civil Servant or Accredited NDPB Public Servant. Public servants from Accredited NDPBs will be recruited as external hires rather than civil servant transfers. See section on NDPBs within the Candidate Information Notes.
To be eligible to take up appointment for jobs advertised as Across Government, Civil Servants must still be employed as a Civil Servant at the point of accepting a role. If you resign or your FTA contract ends before you are made and accept an offer, you will become ineligible and you will be withdrawn from the process.
Also see the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles for more information on Exceptions Recruitment – Civil Service Commission (independent.gov.uk)
Other worker types operating within the public sector (e.g. Agency workers, Contractors, police, military, NHS etc.) and those appointed under Exceptions 1-4 of the CS Commission’s Recruitment Principles (including Secondments, Seasonal Workers) are not eligible to apply. They can only apply to Externally advertised roles.
Roles advertised as Internal
Roles advertised on an Internal basis are restricted to existing Home Office staff who are:
- Permanent Civil Servants.
- Fixed term appointments who were appointed following fair and open competition. Please speak to your HR department if you are unsure of how you were recruited.
- Employees of those NDPBs who have been Accredited by the Civil Service Commission (see NDPB Accreditation – Civil Service Commission (independent.gov.uk). Please check if you are a Civil Servant or Accredited NDPB Public Servant. Public servants from Accredited NDPBs will be recruited as external hires rather than civil servant transfers. See section on NDPBs within the Candidate Information Notes.
To be eligible to take up appointment for jobs advertised as Internal, Civil Servants must still be employed as a Civil Servant at the point of accepting a role. If you resign or your FTA contract ends before you are made and accept an offer, you will become ineligible and you will be withdrawn from the process.
Also see the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles for more information on Exceptions Recruitment – Civil Service Commission (independent.gov.uk)
Other worker types operating within the public sector (e.g. Agency workers, Contractors, police, military, NHS etc.) and those appointed under Exceptions 1-4 of the CS Commission’s Recruitment Principles (including Secondments, Seasonal Workers) are not eligible to apply. They can only apply to Externally advertised roles.
