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Written question asked by Jackie Doyle-Price (Conservative) on Monday, 7 October 2013, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 9 October 2013. It was answered by Elizabeth Truss (Conservative) on Monday, 14 October 2013 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Redundancy

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many staff in his Department were made redundant in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and how many such staff received payments in lieu of notice.

Answer

Since 2010, the Department has not made any staff compulsorily redundant, but has agreed voluntary early releases. These releases contribute to making a reduction in the Department's admin budget of 50% in real terms, saving £176 million a year by March 2015.

Financial year
Number of voluntary early releases
Number of payments in lieu of notice
2012-13
466
20
2011-12
177
34
2010-11
141
1

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
170366; 568 c610W
Session
2013-14
Subjects
Redundancy Department for Education
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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