Question follow-through · 18051

Department for Education: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many employee settlement agreements there were in her Department in each year since 2020; and what the total value of such agreements is.

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
4 Dec 2024
Target answer date
6 Dec 2024
Answer
19 Dec 2024 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many employee settlement agreements there were in her Department in each year since 2020; and what the total value of such agreements is.

  2. 6 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The table below shows the number of employee settlement agreements since 2020. Number of employee settlement agreementsTotal value (£)2020/21002021/22002022/23<5<£10,0002023/24<5£25,001 - £50,0002024/25*<5£10,000 - £25,000 *Until 30 November ...

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