Question follow-through · 18401
Government People Group: Civil Servants
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants work in the Government People Group; and what the annual cost of the Group is.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 6 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 10 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 16 Dec 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants work in the Government People Group; and what the annual cost of the Group is.
10 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Dec 2024
Answer published
As at 9th December 2024, 836 (789 full time equivalent) civil servants work in Government People Group. Government People Group also currently directly employs 2097 Fast Streamers, through 14 centrally managed, profession based Fast Stream leadership deve...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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