Question follow-through · 86290
Department for Transport: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff in her Department (a) did not retain employment following completion of their probationary period and (b) had their probationary period extended in each of the last five years.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 29 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 6 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff in her Department (a) did not retain employment following completion of their probationary period and (b) had their probationary period extended in each of the last five years.
3 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Department for Transport’s probation policy and guidance advises managers on the steps to take to assess a new employee’s suitability for the post and to provide support to enable them to succeed. It also advises on the steps to take where performance...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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