Question follow-through · 23913
Department for Education: Senior Civil Servants
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many departmental Senior Civil Service away days have taken place in calendar year 2026 to date; in what specific venues; at what cost; and if there was any associated social or team-building activity at pu
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many departmental Senior Civil Service away days have taken place in calendar year 2026 to date; in what specific venues; at what cost; and if there was any associated social or team-building activity at pu
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2026
Answer published
One departmental Senior Civil Service away day has taken place in the calendar year 2026 to date, at Cutlers’ Hall in Sheffield. It was a development day for all Senior Civil Servants in the department and the cost was £27,410.27. There were no associated...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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