Special Advisers
Commons · Question 20696 · 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 the recent change in Prime Minister according to records held by the Cabinet Office special adviser HR; and how many previously appointed special advisers rem
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...