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Civil Servants: Political Impartiality

Asked by Suella BravermanReform UKCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 20 June 2025UIN 59421

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of incidents involving civil servants who were found to be in breach of strict impartiality.

Answered by Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

The collection of any data with regard to breaches of the Civil Service Code would be a matter for individual departments.

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