Civil Service Code

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The Civil Service Code is the set of ethical standards and professional principles that govern the conduct and responsibilities of members of the UK Home Civil Service.

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Civil Service Management Code 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Kingdom government document
code of conduct
ethical code
aimsTo ensure integrity in public administration
maintain public confidence in the Civil Service
protect political impartiality of the Civil Service
appliesIn UK central government departments
executive agencies
non-ministerial departments
appliesTo Home Civil Service
surface form: UK Home Civil Service

civil servants
approvedBy Prime Minister
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
basedOn Civil Service values
coreValue honesty
impartiality
integrity
objectivity
country United Kingdom
defines core values of the Civil Service
enforcedBy Civil Service Commission
firstIntroduced 1996
governs conduct of civil servants
professional behaviour of civil servants
includesProvisionOn conflicts of interest
political impartiality
public resources
use of official information
whistleblowing
issuedBy Cabinet Office
language English
legalBasis Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010
providesMechanismFor raising concerns about breaches of the Code
publishedOnWebsite GOV.UK
relatedTo Civil Service Management Code
Ministerial Code of the United Kingdom
surface form: Ministerial Code

Special Advisers’ Code of Conduct
requires civil servants to act in the public interest
civil servants to comply with the law
civil servants to handle information with care
civil servants to provide honest and impartial advice to ministers
civil servants to use public money efficiently and effectively
revised 2006
2010
2015
setsOut duties of civil servants to the government
duties of civil servants to the public
standards of behaviour expected of civil servants
targetAudience all members of the Home Civil Service

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Home Civil Service hasCode Civil Service Code
Home Civil Service hasCode Civil Service Code
this entity surface form: Civil Service Management Code
Propriety and Ethics Team worksWith Civil Service Code