Transparency data

Special adviser data releases: numbers and costs, July 2026

This publication provides data on the UK Government's special advisers and their pay bands.

• From: Cabinet Office
• Published: 16 July 2026
• Last updated: 30 July 2026 — See all updates

Documents

Special adviser data releases: numbers and costs, July 2026 (PDF)

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-6532-2 , E03592214 07/26

PDF, 308 KB, 16 pages

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Special adviser data releases: numbers and costs, July 2026 (Large print PDF)

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Special adviser data releases: numbers and costs, July 2026 (HTML)

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Details

This publication lists the names of the special advisers in post as at 31 March 2026, including:

• each special adviser’s pay band
• salaries in bands of £5,000 where this is £81,000 or higher
• details of the special advisers’ pay ranges
• the total pay bill cost of special advisers for the period 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2026

Published 16 July 2026

Last updated 30 July 2026 — Show all updates

1. 30 July 2026

   Corrected error with Tim Water's pay band

2. 16 July 2026

   First published.