Question follow-through · 2292

Business Interests: Civil Servants and Special Advisers

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average length of time is for the Cabinet Office to process a business appointments rules application from (a) crown servants and (b) special advisers.

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Answering body: Cabinet Office
Tabled: 30 Jul 2024
Target answer date: 2 Sept 2024
Answer: 13 Sept 2024 · 45 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

30 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average length of time is for the Cabinet Office to process a business appointments rules application from (a) crown servants and (b) special advisers.
2 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Sept 2024
Answer published
The Cabinet Office processes Business Appointment Rules applications for civil servants and special advisers from within the department, as well as Permanent Secretaries from across all Government departments. For Cabinet Office civil servants and special...

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