HC Deb 17 March 1976 vol 907 c519W
Mr. Stonehouse

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will define the limits of political speeches by public servants responsible to him.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

Civil servants are bound by the Civil Service Pay and Conditions of Service Code, which, for certain grades, restricts the right to make public comment on matters of national political controversy. There is a well-established convention that other senior public servants observe a proper discretion in these matters.

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