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Senior Civil Servants

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 31 March 2026UIN 109146

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his speech of 20 January 2026, entitled Move fast. Fix things, what the grade and definition is of a top senior civil servant; and who will undertake the assessments that indicators have been m

Answered by Satvir Kaur

The delivery objectives of all Senior Civil Servants should be linked to the objectives of the department and minister they serve. Their performance against these objectives is assessed by their line manager.

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