§ 36. Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister for the Civil Service to what extent ex-civil servants are allowed after resigning or dismissal from their Government appointments to publish in the national Press their memoirs and other details of a confidential and secret nature other than those covered by the Official Secrets Act; and under what regulations they are permitted or barred from selling such articles to the Press or publishing same in a book or books.
§ Mr. David HowellThere is a well-established convention that ex-civil servants wishing to publish anything based on their official experience seek the approval of their former Department.