PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Civil Servants: Political Impartiality (6 January 2021)

Question Asked

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure civil servants support Government policies irrespective of their own personal and political perspectives.

Asked by:
Sir John Hayes (Conservative)

Answer

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. These are based on the core values which are set out in legislation.


Answered by:
Chloe Smith (Conservative)
15 January 2021

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