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Senior Civil Servants: Redundancy Pay

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 20 January 2026UIN 104805

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 23 December 2025 to Question 99838 on Senior Civil Servants: Redundancy Pay, what was the (a) policy basis and (b) business case for the previous Cabinet Secretary being given an exit payment greater than that set out in the model Permanent Secretary contract.

Answered by Anna Turley

The severance payment was made in accordance with paragraph 18.1 in the Permanent Secretary model contract. The business case was made on the basis that the Cabinet Secretary departed the Civil Service, and it was calculated on the basis of the Civil Service Compensation Scheme i.e. 1 month’s pay (capped at £149,820 salary) for each year of service.

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