Department for Education written question – answered at on 13 April 2026.
Peter Bedford
Conservative, Mid Leicestershire
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many civil servants in their Department were found to have broken the Civil Service Code in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.
Olivia Bailey
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)
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.
The department does not hold centrally collated data on the number of breaches of the Civil Service Code.
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