Written question asked by Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party) on Friday, 25 April 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 30 April 2025 (named day). It was answered by Georgia Gould (Labour) on Wednesday, 14 May 2025 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Cabinet Office: Information Officers

Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many posts there are for (a) press, (b) media and (c) other communications staff in his Department; and what the salary band is for each post.

Answer

In the central Cabinet Office communications team, there are a total of 37 Full Time Equivalent Government Communication Service professionals.

Of this total, 14 are in the media discipline which covers press and media responsibilities.

This is the latest available data from June 2024.

Information on Cabinet Office salary bands can be found in the Statistical tables - Civil Service Statistics: 2024 found here.

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