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Re: Election 2019, Week 1
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
So what? They said it would be explained in the manifesto.
Judging by Labour's fury at the prospect of Civil Servants calculating the cost of their manifesto, I think your concern should be aimed in a different direction.
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It’s actually against the Civil Service Code for Civil Servants to undertake Party Political work as part of their employment, which is why Labour (and other) were up in arms about it (and why the Cabinet Secretary Sir Mark Sedwill ordered the Treasury to halt publication of an official analysis of Labour’s key pledges, saying it was too close to the election).
https://www.civilservant.org.uk/ethi...artiality.html
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Political Impartiality
The Civil Service Code* says the following on the need for political impartiality:
You must:
serve the Government, whatever its political persuasion, to the best of your ability in a way which maintains political impartiality and is in line with the requirements of this Code, no matter what your own political beliefs are;
act in a way which deserves and retains the confidence of Ministers, while at the same time ensuring that you will be able to establish the same relationship with those whom you may be required to serve in some future Government; and
comply with any restrictions that have been laid down on your political activities.
You must not:
act in a way that is determined by party political considerations, or
use official resources for party political purposes; or
allow your personal political views to determine any advice you give or your actions.
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