[holding answer 10 March 2008]: The director of public services is graded as senior civil service payband 2.
Rockpools was engaged by the Department to assist with the recruitment campaign, and the post was advertised in The Sunday Times on 9 December 2007.
In line with the civil service commissioners' recruitment code, the selection panel was chaired by a civil service commissioner and comprised the Treasury's second permanent secretary, along with an external representative. No Ministers were involved in the decision-making process.
Appropriate references were obtained on the successful candidate in line with the Department's policy on pre-employment checks.