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Home Office: Civil Servants

Asked by Mr Peter BedfordConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 13 April 2026UIN 124308

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many civil servants in their Department were found to have broken the Civil Service Code in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.

Answered by Sarah Jones

Civil Servants are appointed on merit on the basis of fair and open competition and are expected to carry out their role with dedication and a commitment to the Civil Service and its core values: integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality. As breaches of the Civil Service Code are not recorded separately these may be considered disciplinary matters. Therefore, please see table below for the number of formal cases taken against Home Office staff in 2024 and 2025.

Staff with Formal Discipline Cases

HC

2024

255

2025

341

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