Question follow-through · 105705
Civil Servants: Redundancy
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what evidential basis his Department has estimated the number of officials who plan to leave through the voluntary exit scheme; and how many plan to leave by Department and public body.
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 14 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 19 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 21 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what evidential basis his Department has estimated the number of officials who plan to leave through the voluntary exit scheme; and how many plan to leave by Department and public body.
19 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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21 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Cabinet Office collects some data on projected exits through its management of the Redundancy and Compensation control, based on departmental returns.In terms of exits, I refer you to my previous answer PQ 82675. The most accurate data is held by indi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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