Written Question·Treasury·UIN 10443

Civil Servants

Tabled: 22 October 2024
Answered: 1 November 2024

Question

John Glen

ConservativeSalisbury

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason it is the Government's to lift the Civil Service headcount cap that had been announced by the previous administration; and if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of this policy.

Answer

Darren Jones
This government moved away from capping civil service headcount to an approach that ensures departments consider overall value for money in resourcing decisions.To this end it has introduced of a 2% target for reduction to administration budgets in financ...

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