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Written question asked by Lord Hanningfield (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Bassam of Brighton (Labour) on Thursday, 15 June 2006.


Civil Service: Party Political Activities

Question
How many civil servants have been (a) disciplined, and (b) dismissed for taking part in party political activities in each of the past 10 years.
Answer

Arrangements for disciplining staff are delegated to individual departments and agencies subject to the central framework set out in chapter 4.5 of the Civil Service Management Code. As such, no central records are maintained by the Cabinet Office.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
6195; 683 c38WA
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Disciplinary proceedings Civil servants Dismissal Political activities
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk