Written question asked by Lord Ouseley (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Bassam of Brighton (Labour) on Thursday, 24 November 2005.

Civil Service: Unlawful Discrimination

Question: What action has been taken against staff who have perpetrated acts of unlawful discrimination while in the employment of the Civil Service.

Answer: The Cabinet Office does not hold central information about individual departmental cases on this specific area/issue. The Civil Service Management Code (CSMC) equal opportunities policy states that there must be no unfair discrimination. Departments and agencies must comply with equal opportunities legislation and with codes of practice issued under such legislation as well as with the CSMC. They must have in place procedures for handling complaints of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

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