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Civil Servants: Media and Public Speaking

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 26 February 2026UIN 114869

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 3 February 2026 to Question HL13976 on Civil Servants: Media and Public Speaking, on what dates the guidance has been revised since July 2024; and what his planned timetable is for further revision and policy development.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

Guidance is regularly reviewed and updated, in accordance with best practices, to maintain its relevance, appropriateness, and effectiveness in addressing its intended topics. The timeline for this is dependent upon the area of policy development in question.

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