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Treasury: Civil Servants

Asked by Mr Peter BedfordConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 15 April 2026UIN 124309

The question

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

Answered by Lucy Rigby

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.

HM Treasury holds a central record of disciplinary sanctions issued including dismissals, but this record is not broken down by whether there was a breach of the Civil Service code. It is therefore not possible to provide this data.

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