Special Advisers
The question
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether special advisers have been re-hired under the new administration; and whether there are probationary periods for existing special advisers.
Answered by Cabinet Office
In line with the Model Contract for Special Advisers, when a special adviser’s appointing minister leaves office special advisers’ contracts are automatically terminated. The Model Contract sets out the conditions of probation.
A breakdown of how many special advisers are in post by department will be published in the Annual Report on Special Advisers next summer.
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