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The
Public
independent
Service Commission, an
statutory body, is
advising
responsible
for
Government
on
civil
appointments,
promotion
the
service
and
the
The
are
discipline. The Chairman of the
Commission is appointed by
Governor and is a paid post.
other members of the Commission
non-civil servants drawn from the
private sector. Appointments to the 31,000 posts at the upper end of the non-directorate scale (excluding Police and Judicial officers) are
referred individually to the Public
Service Commission for its advice
before being made by the Secretary for the Civil Service. The authority to appoint and promote staff for the more junior posts rests with Heads of Departments, with CSB acting as an adviser and auditor. Appointments to senior directorate posts (about
(about 300)
are made by the Secretary of State.
(e) Localisation : It is the Government's
long-established policy to recruit
overseas officers only when suitably-
qualified local candidates are not
available. Moreover, since 1985, appointment has been offered only on agreement terms to overseas officers. However, promotion is based purely on
merit, and all eligible officers,
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