Cabinet Office: Special Advisers
Commons · Question 20642 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 23 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Mike Wood
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to paragraph 15 of the Model Contract for special advisers, what are the mandatory training requirements for (a) Downing Street and (b) Cabinet Office special advisers.
Answer
Answered by Mark Ferguson, 23 Sep 2026
All staff within the Cabinet Office, including special advisers, are required to complete core mandatory training annually.The mandatory courses cover essential operational standards across the Civil Service, comprising:Security and Data ProtectionCivil S...