Question follow-through · 70559
Special Advisers: Elections
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the letter from the Director General of the Cabinet Office Propriety and Constitution Group of 24 July 2025 to the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton, what his planned timetable is for the updat
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 29 Aug 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 16 Sept 2025 · 18 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Aug 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the letter from the Director General of the Cabinet Office Propriety and Constitution Group of 24 July 2025 to the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton, what his planned timetable is for the updat
2 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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16 Sept 2025
Answer published
Elections guidance for civil servants, including special advisers, is kept under review and will be published in advance of local elections in 2026.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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