questionText: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office with reference to the Answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 123213 on Peers: Recruitment, whether a mandatory retirement age will be applied to direct ministerial appointments.
answerText: Direct ministerial appointees are public office holders and are therefore not employees. Their terms of engagement make clear that there is no construed contract of employment between an appointee and their appointing body. As such, typical conditions and...
heading: Public Appointments: Retirement