Ministerial Policy Advisers: Dismissal

(asked on 26th September 2019) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any special advisors have the authority to dismiss other special advisors.


Answered by
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Earl of Courtown
Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords)
This question was answered on 8th October 2019

In line with the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, special advisers operate under the authority of their appointing Minister. Therefore, special advisers in No 10 Act under the authority of the Prime Minister. Section 8 of the 2010 Act also allows special advisers to exercise any power in relation to the management of another special adviser if permitted by the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers. The code of conduct does so permit.

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