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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Termination of Employment

Asked by Mr Peter BedfordConservativeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 16 June 2025UIN 58824

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many permanent civil servants had contracts of employment terminated for poor performance in (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25.

Answered by Feryal Clark

Human Resources data for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has been available from September 2023. Since then, the Department dismissed 1 permanent employee in 2023-24 and 2 permanent employees in 2024-25.

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