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Special Advisers: National Insurance Contributions

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 20 November 2025UIN 90746

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether all special advisers who have joined since July 2024 were informed by Cabinet Office Special Adviser HR that they will lose their employer contributions if they leave before two years of employment unles

Answered by Anna Turley

Special Advisers are provided with guidance regarding Civil Service Pension schemes during onboarding and offboarding, as well as throughout their tenure. Special Advisers are also directed to published Civil Service Pension scheme resources.

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