Department for Exiting the European Union: Staff

(asked on 10th February 2020) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many civil servants have, as a result of the winding up of the Department for Exiting the European Union on 31 January, (1) been offered, (2) accepted, and (3) rejected, offers of other civil service roles with a lower level of overall remuneration.


Answered by
Lord True Portrait
Lord True
Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
This question was answered on 24th February 2020

The Department for Exiting the European Union did not directly employ any of its staff, other than the Permanent Secretary.

Everyone who worked for The Department for Exiting the European Union was transferred to the Cabinet Office on January 31st on level transfer under principles set out in the Cabinet Office Statement of Practice on Staff Transfers in the Public Sector (COSoP). Staff remain on their existing terms and conditions. Therefore no one has been offered, accepted, or rejected redundancy as a result of the closure. Fewer than five contractors were terminated early as a result of the winding up of the department.

Details of all staff transfers to other government departments have not yet been finalised.

Arrangements for any severance payment will be made in line with the Ministerial and Other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991.

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