Part 1: The Small Business Commissioner Paragraphs 11 to 13 – Staff
The Commissioner may appoint staff directly and make arrangements for staff to be seconded to serve as members of the Commissioner’s staff. Before doing so, the Commissioner must obtain the Secretary of State’s approval of his or her policies as regards the number of appointed or seconded staff, any payments to be made to or in respect of staff and the terms and conditions on which staff are to be appointed or seconded. Staff appointed by the Commissioner will not be civil servants.