Special Advisers
Commons · Question 20543 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 7 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Mike Wood
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether special advisers have been re-hired under the new administration; and whether there are probationary periods for existing special advisers.
Answer
Answered by Mark Ferguson, 7 Sep 2026
In line with the Model Contract for Special Advisers, when a special adviser’s appointing minister leaves office special advisers’ contracts are automatically terminated. The Model Contract sets out the conditions of probation.A breakdown of how many spec...