Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 58461

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Termination of Employment

Tabled: 9 June 2025
Answered: 12 June 2025

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

ConservativeMid Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many permanent civil servants in his Department had their contract of employment terminated as a result of poor performance in the (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-2

Answer

Catherine West
In financial years 2022/23 and 2023/24 fewer than five permanent Civil Servants were dismissed due to poor performance, and in 2024/25 there were five dismissals.