Department for Business and Trade: Civil Servants
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many civil servants in their Department were found to have broken the Civil Service Code in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.
Answered by Kate Dearden
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.
We can confirm that the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and UK Export Finance (UKEF) hold the following information:
DBT
Year | No. Employees broke CS Code |
2024 | 7 |
2025 | <5* |
UKEF
Year | No. Employees broke CS Code |
2024 | 0 |
2025 | <5* |
*5 or less instances have been suppressed to ensure anonymity.
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