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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Termination of Employment

Asked by Mr Peter BedfordConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 17 June 2025UIN 58456

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many permanent civil servants in his Department had their contract of employment terminated as a result of poor performance in the (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25 financial years.

Answered by Michael Shanks

Human Resources data for Energy Security and Net Zero has been available from September 2023. Since then, the Department dismissed 5 permanent employees in 2023-24 and 6 permanent employees in 2024-25 as a result of issues relating to poor performance.

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