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Written Question
Scotland Office: Termination of Employment
Friday 13th June 2025

Asked by: Peter Bedford (Conservative - Mid Leicestershire)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many permanent civil servants in his Department had their contract of employment terminated as a result of poor performance in the (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25 financial years.

Answered by Ian Murray - Secretary of State for Scotland

No permanent civil servants working in the Scotland Office had their contract of employment terminated as a result of poor performance in the (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25 financial years.