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Cabinet Office: Information Officers

Asked by Kirsty BlackmanScottish National PartyCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 14 May 2025UIN 48099

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many posts there are for (a) press, (b) media and (c) other communications staff in his Department; and what the salary band is for each post.

Answered by Georgia Gould

In the central Cabinet Office communications team, there are a total of 37 Full Time Equivalent Government Communication Service professionals.

Of this total, 14 are in the media discipline which covers press and media responsibilities.

This is the latest available data from June 2024.


Information on Cabinet Office salary bands can be found in the Statistical tables - Civil Service Statistics: 2024 found here.

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