Home Office: Official Cars
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's policy is on the allocation of Government Car Service cars to senior officials; what the policy was on 24 May 2024; and which senior officials have been granted access to the service since 4 July 2024.
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson
The Government Car Service (GCS) offers vehicles to government departments as a shared resource. Each department independently determines the allocation of these vehicles to its ministerial cadre/officials, as under previous administrations, and the arrangements relating to the use of these vehicles is set out in the Ministerial Code and the Civil Service Management Code.
The Home Office has been allocated three vehicles including allocated and shared vehicles. For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued. The average cost to a Department for a single DPC (Department Pool Car) in 2024/25 financial year is £108K per annum.
There has been no change in this policy since the general election.
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