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Home Office: Redundancy Pay

Asked by Neil O'BrienConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 5 January 2026UIN 97195

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost was of (a) settlement agreements and (b) special severance payments made to departing staff in her Department in the last year.

Answered by Sarah Jones

The Home Office does not publish specific information on settlement agreements and special severance payments for departing staff.

The Home Office does publish the overall payments made to staff exiting the department each year and this is outlined in the annual report and accounts. For 2024-25 this is featured on page 170. Home Office Annual Report and Accounts 2024 to 2025

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