Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether they (a) have or (b) are planning a voluntary exit programme for civil servants serving in their Department.

The Cabinet Office is currently running a targeted voluntary exit scheme. There are no confirmed plans to run further voluntary exit schemes in the Cabinet Office.

Cabinet Office currently has one launched voluntary exit scheme aimed at reducing workforce numbers in the UK security and vetting department. Voluntary exit schemes are a commonly used workforce management process available to departments based on their specific workforce needs.