Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 88716
Senior Civil Servants: Dismissal
Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 3 December 2025
Question
Kevin Hollinrake
Conservative — Thirsk and Malton
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Civil Service Management Code, updated on 9 November 2016, whether his Department has internal guidance on the process for the dismissal of a Cabinet Secretary.
Answer
Anna TurleyThe Permanent Secretary model contract sets out the contractual detail on exits and disciplinary procedures for all Permanent Secretaries. This applies to the Cabinet Secretary and there is no separate internal guidance. A copy of the model contract has b...
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