Question follow-through · 126684
Department for Work and Pensions: Termination of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff have (a) had their employment contract terminated and (b) resigned in (i) Jobcentre Plus, (ii) the Pension Service, and (iii) the Child Maintenance Service since January 2025.
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 13 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 23 Apr 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff have (a) had their employment contract terminated and (b) resigned in (i) Jobcentre Plus, (ii) the Pension Service, and (iii) the Child Maintenance Service since January 2025.
15 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Apr 2026
Answer published
The data relates to DWP leavers within Child Maintenance Service, Retirement Services, and Universal Credit Operations. It includes both paid and unpaid leavers and covers the period from 1 January 2025 to 31 March 2026. DirectoratesDismissalResignationGr...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Department for Work and Pensions: Termination of Employment
20 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average response time for a) Jobcentre Plus, b) Child Support Agency, c) Child Maintenance Service, and d) the Pension Service as of April 2026.
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25 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what artificial intelligence services and tools are used by his Department; and whether his Department has a contract with providers for those services.
Department for Work and Pensions: Artificial Intelligence
1 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training his Department provides on AI; and (a) how many hours and (b) what topics and skills are covered by such training.
Growth and Skills Levy
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what a) amount and b) percentage of the total of the apprenticeship levy, now the Growth and Skills Levy has been spent on under-25s for each of the past 5 years.