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<p>The United Kingdom Government currently does not plan to pay the Settled Status
Fee for its non-UK European Union citizen employees. The fee is set at a affordable
rate (£65), less than the cost of a UK passport.</p><p> </p><p>Outsourced workers
are not employees of the Department and therefore this would be a decision for their
employers.</p><p> </p><p>The number of non-UK EU citizens employed across the Civil
Service is not consistently collected across Government. It is therefore not possible
to estimate the cost of paying the settled status fee for non-UK EU nationals employed
directly by the Department.</p><p> </p><p>We value the significant contribution made
by EU citizens working in the Civil Service and we want these colleagues to continue
to play a full role in the work of the Civil Service. We are committed to supporting
our EU citizen employees across the Civil Service, the important engagement with EU
national networks across Government will continue over the coming months.</p>
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