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Permanent Secretaries: Redundancy Pay

Asked by Charlie DewhirstConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 8 June 2026UIN 6092

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what methodology is used to calculate severance payments to departing (a) Permanent and (b) Cabinet Secretaries where they depart before the end of their fixed term contract.

Answered by Satvir Kaur

The Civil Service Compensation Scheme provides the terms for paid exits in the Civil Service. They apply to all civil servants, unless otherwise stated in their contracts of employment. This includes in circumstances where a fixed term agreement is brought to an end prior to the originally anticipated end date. The details of the Civil Service Compensation Scheme are provided on the Civil Service Pension Scheme Administrators website.

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