Mr Abdul Hai
Information Access Team
Via email to:
Communications Directorate
request-661871-
T 020 3461 4878
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
F 020 3461 5460
xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx
2 June 2020
Please quote ref. CAS-21064-B5S7M1 on all
correspondence
Dear Mr Hai
Thank you for your email dated 2 May in which you ask for access to the following under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (‘FoI Act’):
‘What policies do you have in place to do with the recruitment of new staff during the pandemic?
How will interviews be conducted?’
There has been no change to the Bank of England’s (the ‘Bank’) recruitment policy during the pandemic
and recruitment continues.
Interviews are conducted remotely using phone or video conferencing.
Yours sincerely
Marc Obiols
Information Access Team
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o xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx for the
attention of Wendy Galvin.
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