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Written Question
Northern Ireland Office: Termination of Employment
Monday 16th June 2025

Asked by: Peter Bedford (Conservative - Mid Leicestershire)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many permanent civil servants had contracts of employment terminated for poor performance in (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25.

Answered by Hilary Benn - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

No permanent civil servants have had their contracts of employment terminated for poor performance in the time frame given.