Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 113501

Civil Servants: Dismissal

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Mark Pritchard

ConservativeThe Wrekin

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants were dismissed from the Civil Service but not referred to the police for breaching the Official Secrets Act between 2005 and 2025.

Answer

Satvir Kaur
This information is not held centrally by the Cabinet Office. Departments have delegated responsibility for decisions relating to dismissal of an employee. Civil Service statistics on the composition of the Civil Service workforce, including data on those...

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