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Civil Service: Redundancy

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 9 January 2025UIN 22015

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of whether public spending plans in the (a) Autumn Budget 2024 and (b) Spending Review phase (i) one and (ii) two will require (A) compulsory and (B) voluntary redundancies in the civil service.

Answered by Darren Jones

At Autumn Budget, this government committed to developing a long-term strategic workforce plan for a more efficient and effective Civil Service.

During Spending Review phase two, departments will set out their long-term spending plans, including for their Civil Service workforces.

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