Public Sector: Redundancy Pay — Written Question

Question

Charlie Dewhirst

Conservative — Bridlington and The Wolds

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the written ministerial statement of 21 July 2025, HCWS870, on Government of service, ?what criteria will be used to distinguish a breach from a serious breach for the purposes of severance pay

Answer

Nick Thomas-Symonds

Issues that arise under the Ministerial Code are handled on a case by case basis. From 13 October 2025, if a minister leaves office having been found to have seriously breached the Ministerial Code, they will be expected to forgo a ministerial severance p...

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