The Department for Exiting the European Union was set up as a time limited department and as such the majority of staff are employed on fixed term contracts or are loaned from other Government Departments. Attrition has remained stable at about 3% monthly average for most of the department\u2019s life. These figures are not considered out of line for a department that has a staff profile as above.<\/p>
Many of those who have left to date have been planned leavers who have moved to other government departments due to their loan or job rotation coming to an end, or have left the civil service following the end of their fixed-term appointment.<\/p>
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Health and Wellbeing forms part of the Department for Exiting the European Union\u2019s commitment to making the Department a great place to work. The DExEU Absence Management Policy defines long term sickness as: \u2018A continuous period of sickness absence ...reaches 14 consecutive calendar days.\u2019<\/p>
Due to the small numbers of staff affected, the Department is unable to release this information as disclosure would contravene one of the data protection principles. All staff who are absent are offered various support mechanisms through our Employee Assistance Programme and their line management.<\/p>
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Chevening House is not funded by the Government and is the responsibility of its trustees. The Prime Minister decides who occupies the building. It is currently shared by the Foreign Secretary, the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union and the Secretary of State for International Trade.<\/p>
The current Secretary of State, Steve Barclay, has not used Chevening House in a professional or personal capacity.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>
Former Secretary of State Dominic Raab used Chevening in a professional capacity once, for an afternoon.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>
Former Secretary of State David Davis used Chevening in a professional capacity twice, for overnight stays.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>
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The Department uses consultancy services to source flexible labour to support short term projects that demand specialist knowledge and skills. From the Department\u2019s formation on 14th July 2016 to date, it has incurred direct costs of £7.9m on consultancy services. Consultancy costs for the current financial year (2018-19) will be disclosed in full in the Department\u2019s Annual Report and Accounts.<\/p>
The Department does not hold information on the number of consultants hired.<\/ins> <\/p>"}
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