Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Civil Servants
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many civil servants in their Department were found to have broken the Civil Service Code in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.
Answered by Ian Murray
Five or fewer* civil servants were found to have broken the Civil Service Code in 2024
Six 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.
The figures above represent concluded conduct and discipline cases in which DSIT line managers formally engaged HR Casework Services (provided by MoJ). The figures do not include any cases that were concluded informally by DSIT line managers, without engaging the HR Casework Service.
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.
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