Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 94708

Senior Civil Servants: Training

Tabled: 26 November 2025

Answered: 9 December 2025

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the annual cost is of the Senior Leaders Scheme; and how many deputy directors participated in the last year.

Answer

Anna Turley

This year there are 114 deputy directors taking part in the Senior Leadership Programme established in 2018. The programme is 14 months’ long and costs a total of £1,373,401.91.