What advice is given to civil servants regarding the maintenance of impartiality.

Answered Asked by Richard Lochhead SNP Lodged 4 Apr 2001

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what advice is given to civil servants regarding the maintenance of impartiality.

The answer

Answered by Henry McLeish on 18 Apr 2001 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

The conduct of civil servants is governed by the Civil Service Code which requires that they "conduct themselves with integrity, impartiality and honesty". The full code is available at:http://www.cabinet-office.gov.uk/central/1999/cscode.htm.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-14828 by reference.