The Cabinet Office told us that it does not have a central list of how many unregulated appointments there are.20 It said that it does not currently have central oversight of any aspect on unregulated appointments and it is not mandatory for departments to put unregulated appointments on to its new applicant tracking system.21 It stated that it would imagine that as its new applicant tracking system matures departments will start to use it for unregulated appointments, noting that 127 unregul...

The Cabinet Office told us that it does not have a central list of how many unregulated appointments there are.20 It said that it does not currently have central oversight of any aspect on unregulated appointments and it is not mandatory for departments to put unregulated appointments on to its new applicant tracking system.21 It stated that it would imagine that as its new applicant tracking system matures departments will start to use it for unregulated appointments, noting that 127 unregulated appointments had already 15 C&AG’s Report, paras 3.3–3.5 16 C&AG‘s Report, para 3.9 17 Q 90 18 C&AG’s Report, paras 1.2, 1.3 19 Qq 6, 9 20 Q 25 21 Q Type: conclusion | Number: 13 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 2b. PAC recommendation: In response to this report, the Cabinet Office should: • write to departments mandating that they use the new applicant tracking system for all unregulated appointments. 2.6 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target