Special Advisers: By-elections
The question
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information the Cabinet Office special adviser HR function holds on whether any special advisers have (a) been seconded or (b) taken unpaid leave to undertake political activity in Parliamentary by-elections since 1 January 2026.
Answered by Satvir Kaur
As per the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers, where a special adviser wishes to undertake work for a political party which does not arise out of government business they may do this either in their own time, outside office hours, or under a separate contract with the Party, working part-time for the Government. They may not use annual or unpaid leave for this purpose. Details of where a special adviser has undertaken work for the Party, while working part-time for the Government, will be published as part of the declaration of interest process.
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