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<p>In line with the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 and the Model Contract
for Special Advisers, a Special Adviser's appointment automatically terminates following
a change of Administration; when their appointing Minister leaves office; or in the
event of a General Election. Under these circumstances, Special Advisers are contractually
entitled to a severance payment.</p><p> </p><p>The contract sets out that Special
Advisers who are later re-appointed to Government must repay their severance pay,
less the amount of salary that they would have been paid had they been employed during
the period between their termination and their re-appointment.</p><p> </p><p>The contracts
of all Special Advisers in the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales were automatically
terminated on the change of Administration.</p><p> </p><p>The contract also sets out
that Special Advisers are entitled to receive three months’ pay if termination occurs
at any time during the first year of service, with an additional month’s pay for each
completed year of service after the first year, subject to an overall maximum of six
months’ pay. Where individuals were immediately re-appointed, severance was not payable.</p><p>
</p><p>Information on Special Adviser numbers and costs, including pay bands, is published
annually in the Annual Report on Special Advisers as per the requirements of the Constitutional
Reform and Governance Act 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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