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National Security Adviser

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 27 December 2024UIN 20828

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the new National Security Adviser can direct civil servants; and for what reason he was appointed as a special adviser.

Answered by Georgia Gould

In line with the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers, special advisers cannot manage civil servants.

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