Question follow-through · 40536

Department of Education: Special Advisers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether complaints have been received in relation to the (a) conduct and (b) behaviour of special advisers to her Department since 4 July 2024.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
24 Mar 2025
Target answer date
26 Mar 2025
Answer
1 Apr 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether complaints have been received in relation to the (a) conduct and (b) behaviour of special advisers to her Department since 4 July 2024.

  2. 26 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The department holds no records of any complaints about the conduct or behaviour of any of its special advisors.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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