Last updated: 06/11/2007
About the Civil Service
Public appointments
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Making and Managing Public Appointments - A Guide for Departments, Fourth Edition, February 2006
The complete guide is 380 pages. The Guide has been designed for use on screen, using links to allow you to navigate easily through the Guide itself and related documents.
Complete guide including annexes
- Making and Managing Public Appointments - A Guide for Departments PDF Version - [ZIP 1.35MB, 380 pages]
- Making and Managing Public Appointments - A Guide for Departments MS Word Version - [ZIP 440KB, 380 pages]
Making and Managing Public Appointments - Word version downloads
Please note Annex A is only available as a PDF from an external website
- Making and Managing Public Appointments - A Guide for Departments - Word version [MS Word 881KB, 131 pages]
- Annex B - Model Letters, Submissions and Forms - Word version [MS Word 513KB, 82 pages]
- Annex C - Disability Awareness - Word version [MS Word 43KB, 5 pages]
- Annex D - Useful Contacts and Further Information - Word version [MS Word 129KB, 22 pages]
- Annex E - Exit Questionnaires - Word version [MS Word 63KB, 6 pages]
- Annex F - The Addison Rules - Word version [MS Word 23KB, 3 pages]
- Annex G - Remuneration Table - Word version [MS Word 383KB, 28 pages]
- Annex H - Tax Treatment - Word version [MS Word 32KB, 5 pages]
- Annex I - Freedom of Information guidelines - Word version [MS Word 82KB, 12 pages]
- Annex J - Equal Pay Act guidance - Word version [MS Word 102KB, 2 pages]
Making and Managing Public Appointments - Adobe PDF version downloads
- Making and Managing Public Appointments - A Guide for Departments - PDF Version [PDF 349KB, 131 pages]
- Annex A - Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments to Public Bodies - PDF Version [PDF 179KB, 84 pages] [External website]
- Annex B - Model Letters, Submissions and Forms - PDF Version [PDF 169KB, 82 pages]
- Annex C - Disability Awareness - PDF Version [PDF 124KB, 5 pages]
- Annex D - Useful Contacts and Further Information - PDF Version [PDF 208KB, 22 pages]
- Annex E - Exit Questionnaires - PDF Version [PDF 101KB, 6 pages]
- Annex F - The Addison Rules - PDF Version [PDF 72KB, 3 pages]
- Annex G - Remuneration Table - PDF Version [PDF 509KB, 28 pages]
- Annex H - Tax Treatment - PDF Version [PDF 108KB, 5 pages]
- Annex I - Freedom of Information guidelines - PDF Version [PDF 40KB, 12 pages]
- Annex J - Equal Pay Act guidance - PDF Version [PDF 25KB, 2 pages]
Welcome to the Board
- Induction guidance for new Board Members of public bodies [PDF, 294KB, 23 pages]
Guidance on Codes of Practice for Board Members of Public Bodies
- Guidance on Codes of Practice for Board Members of Public Bodies [PDF 240KB, 34 pages]