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Treasury: Qualifications

Asked by Mr Joshua ReynoldsLiberal DemocratTreasuryTabled Answered 5 March 2026UIN 117205

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for each financial year since 2020-21, how many officials in HM Treasury have held a professional accountancy qualification.

Answered by Lucy Rigby

We hold the below information on officials holding professional accountancy qualifications. In each of the below years, there were at least:

2022 – 28 officials

2023 – 42 officials

2024 – 38 officials

2025 – 43 officials

holding professional accountancy qualifications.

Currently, there are 53 officials in the department holding a professional accountancy qualification.

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