{"value":{"id":1728107,"askingMemberId":4051,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2024-09-09T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2024-09-11T00:00:00","uin":"4636","questionText":"To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) job description and (b) pay band is for the Director of Special Advisers and Chancellor Engagement.","answeringBodyId":14,"answeringBodyName":"Treasury","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4797,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2024-09-17T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The grade of the Director of Special Advisers and Chancellor Engagement post is SCS pay band 2.</p><p> </p><p>The appointment of the Director of Special Advisers and Chancellor Engagement followed the correct processes. The postholder has been a civil servant for 7 years. She had passed a selection board for a role at director level prior to the General Election being called. A similar director role had previously been filled by a civil servant. The incumbent has been appointed for an initial period of 6 months.</p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Treasury: Senior Civil Servants","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1728107","method":"GET"}]}