Staff employed by Michael Gove and details of payments to third party

Request

  1. How many staff have been employed by Michael Gove since May 2010?

  2. If Dominic Cummings has received payment from IPSA since May 2010.


Response

Taking each part of your request in turn:

  1. I can confirm that IPSA holds this information. According to our records, Mr Gove has employed six members of staff since May 2010, three of which have since left his employment. Mr Gove currently employs three members of staff.

  2. I can confirm that we do not hold any records relating to Dominic Cummings on our payroll system.

Ref:
FOI2012-A011
Disclosure:
23 February 2012
Categories:
MPs' STAFFING
Exemptions Applied:
None