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Civil Servants: Dismissal

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 1 July 2025UIN 62089

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants have been dismissed for (a) incompetence and (b) misconduct in each year since 2015.

Answered by Georgia Gould

Departments have delegated responsibility for decisions relating to dismissal of an employee.

Civil Service statistics on the composition of the Civil Service workforce, including data on those leaving the Civil Service due to dismissals, are available on GOV.UK.

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