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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Termination of Employment

Asked by Mr Peter BedfordConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 12 June 2025UIN 58461

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, 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) 2024-2

Answered by Catherine West

In financial years 2022/23 and 2023/24 fewer than five permanent Civil Servants were dismissed due to poor performance, and in 2024/25 there were five dismissals.

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