CODE OF PRACTICE - CPSA

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CODE OF PRACTICEAppointment to Positions in the Civil Service and Public ServicePUBLISHED IN 2017 BY THE COMMISSION FOR PUBLIC SERVICE APPOINTMENTS,18 LOWER LEESON STREET, DUBLIN 2, D02 HE97TEL: (01) 639 5750EMAIL: by3FOREWORDThe Commission for Public Service Appointments was established on 19 October 2004 under the terms of the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act Commission is the principal regulator of recruitment and selection processes within the public service. It has a statutory role to ensure that appointments in the organisations subject to its remit (that is, those that fall under the authority and scope of the Commission) are made on candidates merit and as the result of fair and transparent appointment processes for recruitment to all positions within the remit of the Act are subject to Codes of PRACTICE published by the Commission. The Codes set out the regulatory framework for such appointment processes and centre on five recruitment principles.

4 The Code of Practice for Appointment to Positions in the Civil Service and Public Service sets out the principles to be observed in respect of …

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