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Cabinet Office: Senior Civil Servants

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 8 May 2025UIN 49056

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many members of the Senior Civil Service in his Department are in post on a temporary basis, at each grade.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

There were 60 SCS1, 21 SCS2, and less than 5 SCS3 in post on a temporary basis on the 31st of March 2025.

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