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Civil Servants: Political Impartiality

Cabinet Office written question – answered at on 20 June 2025.

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Photo of Suella Braverman Suella Braverman Conservative, Fareham and Waterlooville

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department plans to take to support (a) neutrality and (b) impartiality in the civil service.

Photo of Abena Oppong-Asare Abena Oppong-Asare The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office

Impartiality, and in particular political impartiality, is one of the values of the Civil Service Code. It is a contractual obligation for civil servants to abide by the Code. Impartiality means civil servants must serve the Government, whatever its political persuasion, to the best of their ability.

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  • (Citation: HC Deb, 20 June 2025, cW)