Treasury: Secondment

(asked on 18th May 2026) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, If she will list the names of the organisations that have (a) had departmental Civil Servants seconded to them since July 2024 and (b) seconded organisational staff to her Department.


Answered by
Rachel Blake Portrait
Rachel Blake
Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
This question was answered on 27th May 2026

Secondments support the effective delivery of government priorities by enabling the exchange of skills and expertise between the Civil Service and external organisations, strengthening capability in the national interest. All individuals on secondment to the UK Government are required to adhere to the Civil Service Code and its principles of integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality.

The organisations that the department has seconded staff to are:

  • Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
  • Australian Treasury
  • Bank of England
  • BEAMA
  • British Business Bank
  • European Bank of Reconstruction & Development
  • Flood Re
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (agency of)
  • Genomics England Ltd
  • German Finance Ministry
  • Institute for Fiscal Studies
  • Ministry of Defence (agency of)
  • National Wealth Fund
  • NHS
  • Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development
  • French Government
  • The Government of the Republic of South Africa
  • UK Government Investments
  • UK Mission to the European Union
  • US Treasury, Washington

The organisations that the department has seconded staff from are:

  • Aviva
  • Bank of England
  • Better Society Capital
  • Financial Conduct Authority
  • French Government
  • German Finance Ministry
  • Lloyds
  • London School of Economics and Political Science
  • Ministry of Defence (agency of)
  • National Audit Office
  • National Highways Agency
  • Oliver Wyman
  • PriceWaterhouseCoopers
  • Sellafield Ltd
  • TheCityUK
  • UK Government Investments
  • US Treasury, Washington
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