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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Civil Service Management Code | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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
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2010 ⓘ 2015 ⓘ |
| setsOut |
duties of civil servants to the government
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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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Civil Service Management Code