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Department of Health and Social Care: Termination of Employment

Asked by Mr Peter BedfordConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 18 June 2025UIN 58460

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, 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 Karin Smyth

During the period from the start of the 2022/23 financial year until the end of the 2024/25 financial year, the Department has dismissed five individuals for poor performance. We are unable to provide further information about specific years due to the low numbers involved in each year, which could lead to the identification of individuals.

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