Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 42816
Permanent Secretaries: Conditions of Employment
Tabled: 31 March 2025
Answered: 7 April 2025
Question
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) Permanent Secretaries and (b) Second Permanent Secretaries are employed on fixed term contracts.
Answer
Georgia GouldThe majority of Permanent Secretaries (First and Second) are permanent civil servants, on permanent contracts. Exceptionally, fixed term contracts may be offered to external candidates, for example in the case of specialist roles. When appointed to a Perm...
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