Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 53892
Civil Servants and Special Advisers: Termination of Employment
Tabled: 21 May 2025
Answered: 2 June 2025
Question
Mike Wood
Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on (a) permanent civil servants and (b) special advisers who choose to resign and work for a public affairs company or in-house lobbyists; and whether his Department has a policy on moving suc
Answer
Ms Abena Oppong-AsareThe rules for civil servants and special advisers on the acceptance of outside appointments after departing from the Crown service are set out in the Business Appointment Rules.