Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Wednesday, 24 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 June 2026. It was answered by Satvir Kaur (Labour) on Wednesday, 1 July 2026 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.
Civil Servants: Temporary Employment
- Question
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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Civil Service employees are on temporary contracts for which the latest data is available.
- Answer
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The total number of civil servants on a temporary contract, including those on casual contracts, is published quarterly by Office for National Statistics (ONS) as part of their quarterly public sector employment statistics and is available at Table 8 of each release:
https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/publicsectoremploymentreferencetable
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 12668
- Session
- 2026-27
- Subjects
- Civil servants Temporary employment
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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