Question follow-through · 58460

Department of Health and Social Care: Termination of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many permanent civil servants in his Department had their contract of employment terminated as a result of poor performance in the (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25 financial years.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
9 Jun 2025
Target answer date
11 Jun 2025
Answer
18 Jun 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 9 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many permanent civil servants in his Department had their contract of employment terminated as a result of poor performance in the (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25 financial years.

  2. 11 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    During the period from the start of the 2022/23 financial year until the end of the 2024/25 financial year, the Department has dismissed five individuals for poor performance. We are unable to provide further information about specific years due to the lo...

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