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Home Office: Termination of Employment

Asked by Neil O'BrienConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 19 November 2025UIN 89587

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in her Department did not retain employment following the completion of their probationary period in the last 12 months.

Answered by Sarah Jones

In the last 12 months 59 Home Office employees were dismissed during their probationary period for efficiency reasons.

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