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Asked by Mr Peter BedfordConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 20 January 2025UIN 18061

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many employee settlement agreements there were in his Department in each year since 2020; and what the total value of such agreements is.

Answered by Al Carns

The below table details the number of employee settlement agreements and amounts for the years where data is available.

All information prior to 2023 has now been archived and would incur disproportionate cost to obtain.

Calendar Year

Number of settlement agreements

Total Value

2023

13

£357,366.32

2024

12

£822,729.11

The year in which a case is settled does not reflect the year in which the claim was made or proceedings on the case started.

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