Written questions

Special Advisers: Conditions of Employment

Commons · Question 20641 · 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, with reference to the updated Special Adviser model contract published on 29 July 2026, whether all existing special advisers who were re-appointed under the new Administration further to the change in the Prime

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...