§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list the officials in his Department who have declared a current interest; what requirements are placed on officials to declare relevant interests; in what form records of such declarations are kept; and if he will establish a central register of officials' interests. [16892]
§ Mr. Jonathan EvansCivil servants faced with a conflict of interest must declare their interest to senior management so that senior management can determine how best to proceed. This requirement is set out in the Department's personnel management manual. Records of such declarations are kept in written form on the individual's personal file. Staff who disclose relevant interests do so on the understanding that the declaration, like all employment matters, is confidential between them and their employer. I do not intend to establish a central register of officials' interests.