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Mission Boards: Senior Civil Servants

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 28 March 2025UIN 41121

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2024 to Question 8637 on Cabinet Office: Vacancies, whether Mission Senior Responsible Officers have been appointed at a higher salary compared to their previous roles in the civil service.

Answered by Georgia Gould

Senior Responsible Officers for each of the five Missions were selected by the Cabinet Secretary and relevant Permanent Secretary, in consultation with their Secretary of State, on the basis of their expertise and experience. They remain on their current salaries and have not received any increase.

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