Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 26089
Public Appointments and Special Advisers
Tabled: 23 January 2025
Answered: 30 January 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has received legal advice on the compatibility of (a) Ministerial and (b) special adviser appointments with section 2 of the Fraud Act 2006.
Answer
Georgia GouldAs is a longstanding practice under successive administrations, Civil Service or legal advice on appointments is treated in confidence.