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Redundancies in each department since February 2024

Published on: 16 February 2026

Question type: Written

Asked by: Max Andrews

Reference: WQ.23/2026

Answered by: States Employment Board

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WQ.23/2026

WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHAIR OF THE STATES EMPLOYMENT BOARD

BY DEPUTY M.B. ANDREWS OF ST HELIER NORTH

QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 9th FEBRUARY 2026

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 16th FEBRUARY 2026

Question

"Will the Chair state the number of redundancies that have been made in each ministerial department since the States Employment Board was reconstituted in February 2024?"

Answer

Further to WQ.398/2025, the table below shows the number of redundancies made for each ministerial department in 2024. There have been 37 redundancies, which have been focussed on senior and middle management roles and non-frontline services. This includes 7 senior roles at Tier 1 and Tier 2 level, resulting in an annual saving of almost £1.2 million.

Data for 2025 is still undergoing audit and is not yet available. The full list of redundancies for 2025 will be included in the 2025 Annual Report and Accounts, Remuneration and Staff Report, which is due to be published in April 2026. Where the total number of redundancies for each department is less than 5, it has been redacted for data protection purposes.

 

Department

Redundancies in 2024

Cabinet Office

14

Children, Young People, Education & Skills

  <5

Department for the Economy

<5

Digital Services

<5

Employment, Social Security and Housing

6

Infrastructure and Environment

<5

Justice and Home Affairs

<5

Non-Ministerial Departments

<5

People Services

<5

Treasury and Exchequer

<5

Grand Total

37