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Civil Servants and Special Advisers: Termination of Employment

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 2 June 2025UIN 53892

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on (a) permanent civil servants and (b) special advisers who choose to resign and work for a public affairs company or in-house lobbyists; and whether his Department has a policy on moving suc

Answered by Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

The rules for civil servants and special advisers on the acceptance of outside appointments after departing from the Crown service are set out in the Business Appointment Rules.

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