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Ministry of Justice: Personnel Management

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many directors with responsibility for human resources are employed across their department and its executive agencies; and how many of those directors hold professional HR qualifications from the Chartered I

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Ministry of Justice
Tabled
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
26 Feb 2026
Answer
26 Feb 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many directors with responsibility for human resources are employed across their department and its executive agencies; and how many of those directors hold professional HR qualifications from the Chartered I

  2. 26 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    As the number of individuals is five or fewer, the Ministry of Justice is unable to disclose the figure. This is to protect against the risk that individuals could be identified, in line with our obligations under the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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