Civil Service Jobs Search Scraper

An Apify Actor that scrapes publicly listed job postings from Civil Service - Scrape job listings from Civil Service Jobs (civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk), the official UK government civil service recruitment portal. Extract job titles, departments, locations, salary ranges, grades, and descriptions for public sector recruitment..

The Actor navigates Civil Service's public job-search results, opens each result detail page to enrich the record, normalises everything into a single rich structured schema, and pushes one record per job into the Actor's default dataset for download or downstream integration.

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Table of Contents

• What is Civil Service?
• What does the Actor scrape?
• Main target URL
• Input schema
• Output / dataset schema
• Example input
• Example output record
• Responsible use
• Related jobs scrapers

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What is Civil Service?

Civil Service is Scrape job listings from Civil Service Jobs (civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk), the official UK government civil service recruitment portal. Extract job titles, departments, locations, salary ranges, grades, and descriptions for public sector recruitment.

This Actor targets Civil Service's public job-search results and enriches each result with the canonical Civil Service detail page.

What does the Actor scrape?

Scrape job listings from Civil Service Jobs (civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk), the official UK government civil service recruitment portal. Extract job titles, departments, locations, salary ranges, grades, and descriptions for public sector recruitment.

The actor maps listing fields such as:

• id
• position
• title
• department
• location
• salary
• closingDateLabel
• grade
• contractType
• businessArea

Primary source URL: https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk

Main target URL

The actor scrapes from the following base URL:

https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk

Request modifiers come from fields: query, location, maxItems, proxyConfiguration.

Input schema

The Actor accepts the following input (defined in .actor/input_schema.json):

Field	Type	Required	Default	Constraints	Description
query	string	Yes	"policy advisor"	-	Job title or keyword to search for
location	string	No	"London"	-	Location to search in (e.g., London, Birmingham, Manchester)
maxItems	integer	No	3	>= 1; <= 500	Maximum number of job listings to scrape
proxyConfiguration	object	No	{"useApifyProxy":false}	-	Select proxies to be used by your scraper

Example input

{
  "query": "policy advisor",
  "location": "London",
  "maxItems": 3,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}

Output / dataset schema

Each record follows .actor/dataset_schema.json and includes the properties below.

Field	Type	Required
id	string	Yes
position	integer	Yes
title	string	Yes
department	string	Yes
location	object	Yes
salary	object	Yes
closingDateLabel	string	Yes
grade	string	Yes
contractType	string	Yes
businessArea	string	No
roleTypes	array	Yes
workingPatterns	array	Yes
numberOfVacancies	integer	Yes
descriptionText	string	Yes
details	object	Yes
sections	object	Yes
contacts	object	No
application	object	No
url	string	Yes
listing	object	Yes
search	object	Yes
source	string	Yes
scrapedAt	string	Yes

Example output record

{
  "id": "470909",
  "position": 2,
  "title": "Policy Advisor",
  "department": "Department for Science, Innovation & Technology",
  "location": {
    "text": "Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, Salford",
    "areas": [
      "Birmingham",
      "Bristol",
      "Cardiff",
      "Darlington",
      "Edinburgh",
      "London",
      "Salford"
    ]
  },
  "salary": {
    "text": "£36,735 - £43,020",
    "disclosed": true,
    "currency": "GBP",
    "min": 36735,
    "max": 43020
  },
  "closingDateLabel": "Closes : 11:55 pm on Monday 27th July 2026",
  "grade": "Higher Executive Officer",
  "contractType": "Permanent",
  "businessArea": "DSIT - Science, Innovation and Growth",
  "roleTypes": [
    "Policy Strategy"
  ],
  "workingPatterns": [
    "Flexible working",
    "Full-time",
    "Job share",
    "Part-time"
  ],
  "numberOfVacancies": 1,
  "descriptionText": "Job summary\n\nAt DSIT we’re all about improving people’s lives by maximising the potential of science & technology. \n\nWe accelerate innovation, investment and productivity through world-class science, research and development. \n\nWe use technology for good by ensuring new and existing technologies are safely developed and deployed across the UK, with the benefits more widely shared. \n\nWe are driving forward a modern digital government which gives citizens a more satisfying experience and their time back. \n\nWe do all this to enable the Government’s 5 national missions: kickstarting economic growth, making Britain a clean energy superpower, taking back our streets, breaking down barriers to opportunity and building an NHS fit for the future. \n\nAbove all, we focus on improving people’s lives. Whether it’s researching new treatments for disease, developing better batteries, reducing burdens through better public services, keeping children safe online, and much more, outcomes for citizens are at the heart of what we do. \n\nOur Inclusive Environment \n\nWe offer flexible working benefits, employee well-being support and a great pension. We are enormously proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We support candidates with adjustments throughout our recruitment process. Information about disability confidence and just some examples of the adjustments that you can request can be found in the reasonable adjustment section below. \n\nFind Out More \n\nWe regularly run events where you can find out more about the department and tips for the application and interview process. You can sign up for upcoming events here: https://forms.office.com/e/Jae3B4w7xm \n\nYou can also follow our LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/dsitcareers/\n\nJob description\n\nThe Research and Development Investment Portfolio Team (RDIP), in the Science, Research and Innovation Directorate (SRID), is responsible for oversight of the cross-government and DSIT R&D investment portfolio. We ensure that the DSIT Spending Review (SR) settlement and the UK Government’s entire R&D capital budget maximises value for money and supports the Government’s objectives. It is a busy and exciting time for the team, with a great deal of focus and interest on R&D investment from DSIT SoS, Ministers and seniors. This role will play an important part in DSIT’s R&D funding management following the 2025 Spending Review, and in planning ahead of the next Spending Review, with a particular focus on UKRI budgets.\n\nYou will be working with a variety of stakeholders and teams across DSIT and UKRI to ensure UKRI can deliver on Government priorities such as those in the Industrial Strategy and in support of all regions of the UK. There may also be scope to work on additional areas including DSIT core R&D budgets, such as Quantum, AI, and Space. \n\nYou will provide support to the team through co-ordination across DSIT/UKRI finance, organising meetings and producing readouts as well as supporting the secretariat function of boards. You will also contribute to briefings and advice for Ministers and Senior Civil Servants on various policy areas.\n\nPerson specification\n\nKey Responsibilities:\n\nThe successful candidate will be responsible for:\n\n• Financial queries relating to UKRI investment and contribute to related advice.\n• Track UKRI investment strategy actions and follow-up where needed.\n• Set agendas, prepare briefings, and circulate readouts for senior and ministerial level meetings relating to UKRI investment.\n• Lead on delivery and risk reporting for the team.\n• Support a Grade 7 with Spending Review preparations.\n• Discrete process improvement projects within RDIP.\n\nEssential Criteria:\n\n• Excellent oral and written communication skills.\n• Policy development and delivery experience. \n• Numerate: adept at working with numbers to solve real world problems.\n• Ability to work on fast paced and complex projects. \n• Strong track record of working effectively with others. \n\nDesirable Criteria:\n\nExperience commissioning work within and across Departments.\nKnowledge of the UK's R&D policy landscape.\nAn understanding of, or a desire to learn about, HMG finance processes, particularly R&D CDEL. A background in finance is not required.\nThe ability to maintain relationships across multiple teams.\nExperience handling data and using MS excel.\nProject management expertise and experience.\n\nBehaviours\n\nWe'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:\n\nDelivering at Pace\nMaking Effective Decisions\nWorking Together",
  "details": {
    "referenceNumber": "470909",
    "salaryText": "£36,735 - £43,020",
    "grade": "Higher Executive Officer",
    "contractType": "Permanent",
    "businessArea": "DSIT - Science, Innovation and Growth",
    "roleType": "Policy\nStrategy",
    "workingPattern": "Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time",
    "numberOfJobsAvailable": "1",
    "jobSummary": "At DSIT we’re all about improving people’s lives by maximising the potential of science & technology. \n\nWe accelerate innovation, investment and productivity through world-class science, research and development. \n\nWe use technology for good by ensuring new and existing technologies are safely developed and deployed across the UK, with the benefits more widely shared. \n\nWe are driving forward a modern digital government which gives citizens a more satisfying experience and their time back. \n\nWe do all this to enable the Government’s 5 national missions: kickstarting economic growth, making Britain a clean energy superpower, taking back our streets, breaking down barriers to opportunity and building an NHS fit for the future. \n\nAbove all, we focus on improving people’s lives. Whether it’s researching new treatments for disease, developing better batteries, reducing burdens through better public services, keeping children safe online, and much more, outcomes for citizens are at the heart of what we do. \n\nOur Inclusive Environment \n\nWe offer flexible working benefits, employee well-being support and a great pension. We are enormously proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We support candidates with adjustments throughout our recruitment process. Information about disability confidence and just some examples of the adjustments that you can request can be found in the reasonable adjustment section below. \n\nFind Out More \n\nWe regularly run events where you can find out more about the department and tips for the application and interview process. You can sign up for upcoming events here: https://forms.office.com/e/Jae3B4w7xm \n\nYou can also follow our LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/dsitcareers/",
    "jobDescription": "The Research and Development Investment Portfolio Team (RDIP), in the Science, Research and Innovation Directorate (SRID), is responsible for oversight of the cross-government and DSIT R&D investment portfolio. We ensure that the DSIT Spending Review (SR) settlement and the UK Government’s entire R&D capital budget maximises value for money and supports the Government’s objectives. It is a busy and exciting time for the team, with a great deal of focus and interest on R&D investment from DSIT SoS, Ministers and seniors. This role will play an important part in DSIT’s R&D funding management following the 2025 Spending Review, and in planning ahead of the next Spending Review, with a particular focus on UKRI budgets.\n\nYou will be working with a variety of stakeholders and teams across DSIT and UKRI to ensure UKRI can deliver on Government priorities such as those in the Industrial Strategy and in support of all regions of the UK. There may also be scope to work on additional areas including DSIT core R&D budgets, such as Quantum, AI, and Space. \n\nYou will provide support to the team through co-ordination across DSIT/UKRI finance, organising meetings and producing readouts as well as supporting the secretariat function of boards. You will also contribute to briefings and advice for Ministers and Senior Civil Servants on various policy areas.",
    "personSpecification": "Key Responsibilities:\n\nThe successful candidate will be responsible for:\n\n• Financial queries relating to UKRI investment and contribute to related advice.\n• Track UKRI investment strategy actions and follow-up where needed.\n• Set agendas, prepare briefings, and circulate readouts for senior and ministerial level meetings relating to UKRI investment.\n• Lead on delivery and risk reporting for the team.\n• Support a Grade 7 with Spending Review preparations.\n• Discrete process improvement projects within RDIP.\n\nEssential Criteria:\n\n• Excellent oral and written communication skills.\n• Policy development and delivery experience. \n• Numerate: adept at working with numbers to solve real world problems.\n• Ability to work on fast paced and complex projects. \n• Strong track record of working effectively with others. \n\nDesirable Criteria:\n\nExperience commissioning work within and across Departments.\nKnowledge of the UK's R&D policy landscape.\nAn understanding of, or a desire to learn about, HMG finance processes, particularly R&D CDEL. A background in finance is not required.\nThe ability to maintain relationships across multiple teams.\nExperience handling data and using MS excel.\nProject management expertise and experience.",
    "behaviours": "We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:\n\nDelivering at Pace\nMaking Effective Decisions\nWorking Together",
    "Office attendance": "The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology offers a competitive mix of benefits including:\n\nA culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.\nAutomatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme, with an employer contribution of 28.97%.\nA minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30.\nAn extensive range of learning & professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue.\nAccess to a range of retail, travel and lifestyle employee discounts.\nA hybrid office/home based working model where staff will spend a norm of 40-60% of their time in the office (minimum of 40%) over a month with flex dependent on balancing business and individual need.\n\nOffice attendance\n\nThe Department operates a discretionary hybrid working policy, which provides for a combination of working hours from your place of work and from your home in the UK. The current expectation for staff is to attend the office or non-home-based location for 40-60% of the time over the accounting period.",
    "artificialIntelligence": "Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.",
    "selectionProcessDetails": "This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.",
    "security": "Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.",
    "nationalityRequirements": "This job is broadly open to the following groups:\n\nUK nationals\nnationals of the Republic of Ireland\nnationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK\nnationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)\nnationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)\nindividuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020\nTurkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service\nFurther information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)",
    "workingForCivilService": "The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.\n\nWe recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).",
    "diversityAndInclusion": "The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).",
    "contactPointForApplicants": "Job contact :\nName :\nJames Risk\nEmail :\nJames.Risk@dsit.gov.uk\nRecruitment team\nEmail :\ndsitresourcing.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk",
    "furtherInformation": "Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the recruitment principles, and wish to make a complaint, then you should contact in the first instance DSITrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk . If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: Click here to visit Civil Service Commission/Complaints."
  },
  "sections": {
    "Location": {
      "text": "Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, Salford"
    },
    "About the job": {
      "text": "Job summary\n\nAt DSIT we’re all about improving people’s lives by maximising the potential of science & technology. \n\nWe accelerate innovation, investment and productivity through world-class science, research and development. \n\nWe use technology for good by ensuring new and existing technologies are safely developed and deployed across the UK, with the benefits more widely shared. \n\nWe are driving forward a modern digital government which gives citizens a more satisfying experience and their time back. \n\nWe do all this to enable the Government’s 5 national missions: kickstarting economic growth, making Britain a clean energy superpower, taking back our streets, breaking down barriers to opportunity and building an NHS fit for the future. \n\nAbove all, we focus on improving people’s lives. Whether it’s researching new treatments for disease, developing better batteries, reducing burdens through better public services, keeping children safe online, and much more, outcomes for citizens are at the heart of what we do. \n\nOur Inclusive Environment \n\nWe offer flexible working benefits, employee well-being support and a great pension. We are enormously proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We support candidates with adjustments throughout our recruitment process. Information about disability confidence and just some examples of the adjustments that you can request can be found in the reasonable adjustment section below. \n\nFind Out More \n\nWe regularly run events where you can find out more about the department and tips for the application and interview process. You can sign up for upcoming events here: https://forms.office.com/e/Jae3B4w7xm \n\nYou can also follow our LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/dsitcareers/\n\nJob description\n\nThe Research and Development Investment Portfolio Team (RDIP), in the Science, Research and Innovation Directorate (SRID), is responsible for oversight of the cross-government and DSIT R&D investment portfolio. We ensure that the DSIT Spending Review (SR) settlement and the UK Government’s entire R&D capital budget maximises value for money and supports the Government’s objectives. It is a busy and exciting time for the team, with a great deal of focus and interest on R&D investment from DSIT SoS, Ministers and seniors. This role will play an important part in DSIT’s R&D funding management following the 2025 Spending Review, and in planning ahead of the next Spending Review, with a particular focus on UKRI budgets.\n\nYou will be working with a variety of stakeholders and teams across DSIT and UKRI to ensure UKRI can deliver on Government priorities such as those in the Industrial Strategy and in support of all regions of the UK. There may also be scope to work on additional areas including DSIT core R&D budgets, such as Quantum, AI, and Space. \n\nYou will provide support to the team through co-ordination across DSIT/UKRI finance, organising meetings and producing readouts as well as supporting the secretariat function of boards. You will also contribute to briefings and advice for Ministers and Senior Civil Servants on various policy areas.\n\nPerson specification\n\nKey Responsibilities:\n\nThe successful candidate will be responsible for:\n\n• Financial queries relating to UKRI investment and contribute to related advice.\n• Track UKRI investment strategy actions and follow-up where needed.\n• Set agendas, prepare briefings, and circulate readouts for senior and ministerial level meetings relating to UKRI investment.\n• Lead on delivery and risk reporting for the team.\n• Support a Grade 7 with Spending Review preparations.\n• Discrete process improvement projects within RDIP.\n\nEssential Criteria:\n\n• Excellent oral and written communication skills.\n• Policy development and delivery experience. \n• Numerate: adept at working with numbers to solve real world problems.\n• Ability to work on fast paced and complex projects. \n• Strong track record of working effectively with others. \n\nDesirable Criteria:\n\nExperience commissioning work within and across Departments.\nKnowledge of the UK's R&D policy landscape.\nAn understanding of, or a desire to learn about, HMG finance processes, particularly R&D CDEL. A background in finance is not required.\nThe ability to maintain relationships across multiple teams.\nExperience handling data and using MS excel.\nProject management expertise and experience.\n\nBehaviours\n\nWe'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:\n\nDelivering at Pace\nMaking Effective Decisions\nWorking Together",
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    "Benefits": {
      "text": "Alongside your salary of £36,735, Department for Science, Innovation & Technology contributes £10,642 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).\n\nThe Department for Science, Innovation and Technology offers a competitive mix of benefits including:\n\nA culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.\nAutomatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme, with an employer contribution of 28.97%.\nA minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30.\nAn extensive range of learning & professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue.\nAccess to a range of retail, travel and lifestyle employee discounts.\nA hybrid office/home based working model where staff will spend a norm of 40-60% of their time in the office (minimum of 40%) over a month with flex dependent on balancing business and individual need.\n\nOffice attendance\n\nThe Department operates a discretionary hybrid working policy, which provides for a combination of working hours from your place of work and from your home in the UK. The current expectation for staff is to attend the office or non-home-based location for 40-60% of the time over the accounting period.",
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    "Things you need to know": {
      "text": "Artificial intelligence\nArtificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.\n\nSelection process details\nThis vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.\n\nAs part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV, personal statement and a number of behavioural statements.\n\nFurther details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.\n\nPlease use your personal statement (in no more than 500 words) to explain how your skills and experience make you suitable for this role.\n\nPlease note - the CV incorporated into the application form is for information purposes only and will not be scored.\n\nApplications will be sifted on behavioural statements and personal statement. \n\nIn the event of a large number of applicants, applications will be sifted on the personal statement only. \n\nCandidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.\n\nThe interview will consist of behaviour and strength-based questions. \n\nTo help you to prepare for your interview, for this campaign behaviour questions will be shared in advance of interview if you are successful at sift stage. These questions should be treated as confidential and should not be shared. \n\nThe interview panel may ask you other questions which will not be shared with you in advance, including any follow-up questions, and other elements listed in the job advert, for example, experience, abilities, strengths and technical skills. The panel will be looking for examples of your own work, experience, and ability so do try and avoid using AI written answers without any human oversight. \n\nSift and interview dates\n\nSift and interview dates to be confirmed.\n\nFurther Information\n\nReasonable Adjustment\n\nWe are proud to be a disability confident leader and we welcome applications from disabled candidates and candidates with long-term conditions. \n\nInformation about the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) and some examples of adjustments that we offer to disabled candidates and candidates with long-term health conditions during our recruitment process can be found in our DSIT Candidate Guidance. A DSIT Plain Text Version of the guidance is also available. \n\nWe encourage candidates to discuss their adjustment needs by emailing the job contact which can be found under the contact point for applicants section. \n\nIf you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section. \n\nIf successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.\n\nNew entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.\n\nA location based reserve list of successful candidates will be kept for 12 months. Should another role become available within that period you may be offered this position.\n\nCandidates who meet the minimum benchmark may be placed on a Reserve List for consideration for similar roles, including those at a lower grade. Candidates who narrowly miss the benchmark and are not placed on the Reserve List may still be considered for an offer in a similar role at a lower grade.\n\nPlease note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.\n\nAny move to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare; for further information visit the Childcare Choices website. \n\nDSIT does not normally offer full home working (i.e. working at home); but we do offer a variety of flexible working options (including occasionally working from home). \n\nDSIT cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign.\n\nDSIT holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.\n\nIn order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service /Disclosure Scotland on your behalf.\n\nHowever, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading. \n\nFor further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email Info@disclosurescotland.co.uk \n\nApplicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment. \n\nA candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.\n\nFeedback\n\nFeedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.\n\nSecurity\nSuccessful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.\nPeople working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.\n\nNationality requirements\n\nThis job is broadly open to the following groups:\n\nUK nationals\nnationals of the Republic of Ireland\nnationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK\nnationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)\nnationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)\nindividuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020\nTurkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service\nFurther information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)\n\nWorking for the Civil Service\nThe Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.\n\nWe recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).\nThe Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.\nThe Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.\n\nDiversity and Inclusion\nThe Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).",
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