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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Civil Servants

Asked by Mr Peter BedfordConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 17 April 2026UIN 124315

The question

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

Answered by Michael Shanks

There were

(a) Five or fewer* civil servants were found to have broken the Civil Service Code in 2024.

(b) Eight civil servants were found to have broken the Civil Service Code in 2025.

*Volumes which are five or fewer have been redacted to avoid potential identification of individuals.

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