Civil Servants: Dismissal
Commons · Question 113501 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Mark Pritchard
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants were dismissed from the Civil Service but not referred to the police for breaching the Official Secrets Act between 2005 and 2025.
Answer
Answered by Satvir Kaur, 2 Mar 2026
This information is not held centrally by the Cabinet Office. Departments have delegated responsibility for decisions relating to dismissal of an employee. Civil Service statistics on the composition of the Civil Service workforce, including data on those...