Asked by: Peter Bedford (Conservative - Mid Leicestershire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total running costs of the office of the Civil Service Commission was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds
The Civil Service Commission annual report and accounts 2024 to 2025 can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-commission-annual-report-and-accounts-2024-to-2025/civil-service-commission-annual-report-and-accounts-2024-to-2025-html
Asked by: Peter Bedford (Conservative - Mid Leicestershire)
Question
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the total running costs of the office of the Equality & Human Rights Commission was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answered by Seema Malhotra
The EHRC is an independent arm’s length body that is operationally independent of the Government. Their annual budget is set by the Cabinet Office. The Equality Act 2006 sets out the legal duty for the Secretary of State to lay before Parliament a copy of annual reports and accounts. These outline the performance of the EHRC in the previous financial year and set out how the EHRC has met its commitments detailed in the Commission’s Strategic Plan.
On 21 July 2025, the Secretary of State laid EHRC’s Annual Report and Accounts for the financial year 2024-2025 before parliament and the Government published it on GOV.UK. The EHRC Annual Report and Accounts for 2025-2026 will be laid in Parliament and published on GOV.UK once finalised.
Asked by: Peter Bedford (Conservative - Mid Leicestershire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total running costs of the office of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Office of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner had a total running cost of £680,610 in 2025-26.
The Office of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales had a total running cost of £1,685,246 in 2025-26.
The Office of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner had a total running cost of £15,099,353 in 2025-26.
The Office of the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner had a total running cost of £919,261 in 2025-26.
Asked by: Peter Bedford (Conservative - Mid Leicestershire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total running costs of the office of the Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Office of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner had a total running cost of £680,610 in 2025-26.
The Office of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales had a total running cost of £1,685,246 in 2025-26.
The Office of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner had a total running cost of £15,099,353 in 2025-26.
The Office of the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner had a total running cost of £919,261 in 2025-26.
Asked by: Peter Bedford (Conservative - Mid Leicestershire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total running costs of the office of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Office of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner had a total running cost of £680,610 in 2025-26.
The Office of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales had a total running cost of £1,685,246 in 2025-26.
The Office of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner had a total running cost of £15,099,353 in 2025-26.
The Office of the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner had a total running cost of £919,261 in 2025-26.
Asked by: Peter Bedford (Conservative - Mid Leicestershire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total running costs of the office of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England & Wales was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Office of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner had a total running cost of £680,610 in 2025-26.
The Office of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales had a total running cost of £1,685,246 in 2025-26.
The Office of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner had a total running cost of £15,099,353 in 2025-26.
The Office of the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner had a total running cost of £919,261 in 2025-26.
Asked by: Peter Bedford (Conservative - Mid Leicestershire)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the total running costs of the office of the Small Business Commissioner was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answered by Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Office of the Small Business Commissioner publishes its audited Annual Report and Accounts on an annual basis, setting out its performance and expenditure. These are laid before Parliament pursuant to the Enterprise Act 2016. The most recent accounts cover the 2024-25 financial year and are available on GOV.UK.
They were deposited in the House of Commons library on 28 January 2026.
Asked by: Peter Bedford (Conservative - Mid Leicestershire)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total running costs of the office of the Patient Safety Commissioner for England was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answered by Preet Kaur Gill
The most recent total for running costs recorded against the Patient Safety Commissioner is for the financial year 2025/26, at £353,053. This figure is currently unaudited and remains subject to the National Audit Office’s review of the Department’s 2025/26 accounts expected later this year.
This total does not include an additional £53,000 budget transfer made to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in 2025/26 to support the transition of the Patient Safety Commissioner into the MHRA from the Department, following the recommendations in the Dash Review.