Recruitment and Selection Policy

This policy ensures fair treatment of all candidates, throughout the recruitment process, to recruit the person most suited for a job. It details:

  • who makes appointment decisions
  • the recruiting manager's responsibilities
  • abolition of the default retirement age
  • employing young people under 18
  • conflict of interest
  • politically restricted posts
  • employment of agency staff
  • appointments exempt from selection procedures.
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Recruitment & Selection Policy (143k)
Procedure for recruiting staff for East Sussex County Council jobs (7 pages).