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Google: Special Advisers

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 24 March 2026UIN 120844

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has issued guidance to special advisers on using Google Docs.

Answered by Satvir Kaur

Special advisers are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers at all times. No specific guidance has been issued centrally from the Cabinet Office to special advisers on using Google Docs.

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