Public Appointments
Commons · Question 92372 · Tabled 18 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Gregory Stafford
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department provides on financial settlements for public appointments that are cancelled or withdrawn.
Answer
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds, 25 Nov 2025
There are a wide variety of public appointments which are made by Ministers. A person appointed to such a position is an office holder, whose appointment is defined by the office itself, not a contract. An office holder’s terms of engagement will set out ...