00888pab a2200169 454500 180718b2000 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Weller, Patrick The department secretaries: a profile of a changing profession 2000 p.41-59 Jul-Sep The position of departmental secretaries has been under debate. There are claims they have been politicised; they have been placed on term appointments. This article examines the careers of departmental secretaries for the last 50 years. It illustrates the changes in their length of tenure, age of departure, mobility and qualifications. The recent profile shows the need for debate about the position and the future of departmental secretaries. - Reproduced Civil service Wood, Terry Management in Government 47671 47671 47671 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 32, Issue no: 2 AR48099 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR