The Civil Service Commission has been formally established as the independent regulator of appointments and conduct in the civil service of the Network, and today launches its official website at civil-service.gov.vin.
Standards and casework
- Recruitment Standards
The seven principles of selection, the stages of a compliant competition and the permitted exceptions to open competition.
- Conduct and Codes
The Civil Service Code, the four values it sets out and how to declare an interest, a gift or an offer of hospitality.
- Civil Service Grades
The seven grades of the service, the appointing authority delegated at each and how officials move between them.
- Complaints and Appeals
How to complain about a competition or a breach of the Code, the stages of a complaint and the time limits that apply.
- Statistics
The first workforce release: posts filled by grade, competitions run during the transition and casework received.
- Frequently asked questions
Who the Commission regulates, how appointments are made on merit and what to do if a competition appears unfair.
Latest announcements
All news- Commission Publishes Recruitment Principles and the Civil Service Code
Seven principles of selection and a four-value Civil Service Code take effect today. Every competition opened from 7 September 2026 must be run under the published principles.
- Commission Publishes the Civil Service Grade Structure
A single structure of seven grades replaces the separate arrangements of member organisations. Appointing authority is delegated to departments for the first four grades and reserved to the Commission above them.
- Commission Opens its Complaints Procedure and Publishes its First Workforce Statistics
The complaints and appeals procedure opens today. The Commission's first statistical release records 6,310 established posts, 5,842 of them filled, and 214 competitions run during the transition period.
About the Commission
The Civil Service Commission of the Velocity Interoperability Network is independent of the departments and services it regulates. It sets the standards to which appointments to the civil service are made and upholds the Civil Service Code.
The Commission keeps the grade structure of the service, audits the competitions departments run, decides complaints about recruitment and conduct, and reports each quarter on the size and composition of the workforce.
Milestones
6 September 2026
Commission established
An independent commission responsible for the standards of appointment to the civil service of the Network, for the Civil Service Code and for the grade structure of the service.
6 September 2026
civil-service.gov.vin launched
The recruitment principles, the Civil Service Code, the grade structure, the complaints procedure and the Commission's press notices published on the official website.
6 September 2026
Standards, grades and casework in force
The seven principles of selection and the Civil Service Code take effect for competitions opened from 7 September, the seven-grade structure replaces the arrangements of member organisations, and the complaints and appeals procedure opens.
Forthcoming
First audit of competitions and quarterly reporting
The audit of a sample of competitions at every grade begins in October 2026, and the first full quarterly statistical release, covering the quarter ending 30 September 2026, will be announced in the Newsroom.