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Senior Civil Servants: Termination of Employment

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 8 June 2026UIN 4228

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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the policy of the (i) Civil Service People Group and (ii) Cabinet Office on whether departing (a) Senior Civil Servants, (b) Permanent Secretaries and (c) Cabinet Secretaries should have an formal exit i

Answered by Satvir Kaur

Departments are required to offer exit interviews to all resigning Senior Civil Servants. The Cabinet Office follows the central policy.

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