Special Advisers: Termination of Employment
Commons · Question 20568 · 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, how many special advisers have left government since 20 July 2026.
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...