Written question asked by Lord Maude of Horsham (Conservative) on Monday, 19 January 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 January 2009. It was answered by Jack Straw (Labour) on Monday, 23 February 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Civil Servants: Codes of Practice

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) with reference to the answer of 5 March 2008, Official Report, column 2632W, on trade unions, if he will place in the Library a copy of the section of his Department's staff handbook which outlines the rules for civil servants applying for (a) paid and (b) unpaid time off to engage in political activities;

Answer: The rules for civil servants in the Ministry of Justice (Mo J) applying for (a) paid and (b) unpaid time off to engage in political activities is contained within the respective Special Leave policies for National Offender Management Service (NOMS) and the MoJ.The rules as to whether civil servants are allowed to take part in political activities is contained within the respective conduct policies for NOMS and the MoJ.The agreements with the trade unions under which trade union officers may take time off for trade union duties is contained in a number of facility time agreements which are currently under review.These documents have been placed in the Library of the House.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 488 c340W; 250544
Session: 2008-09
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2009-0500
Monday, 23 February 2009
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects: Trade unions Ministry of Justice
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