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Treasury: Recruitment

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 29 April 2025UIN 47825

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many civil servants in her Department have been disciplined for (a) plagiarism and (b) making false statements on a CV when applying for a job in the latest 12 month period for which figures are available.

Answered by James Murray

HM Treasury has not taken any formal disciplinary action against any of its civil servants for plagiarism or making factually incorrect statements in a CV or a job application in the last 12 months.

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