Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 86708

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Conditions of Employment

Tabled: 30 October 2025
Answered: 6 November 2025

Question

Neil O'Brien

ConservativeHarborough, Oadby and Wigston

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff in her Department (a) did not retain employment following the completion of their probationary period and (b) had their probationary period extended in each of the last

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The information requested is not held centrally and to obtain it would incur disproportionate costs. Defra’s probation policy and guidance advises managers on the steps to take to assess a new employee’s suitability for the post and to provide support to ...

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