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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Civil Servants

Asked by Mr Peter BedfordConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 13 April 2026UIN 124306

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many civils servants were found to have broken the Civil Service Code in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office does not hold Civil Service‑wide data on findings of breaches of the Civil Service Code. Oversight of the Civil Service Code, including centrally held information on its application across government departments, sits with the Cabinet Office.

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