§ Bob SpinkTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the requirements are on officials in her Department to declare current interests; and what register of interests is kept for her departmental officials. [164711]
§ Alun MichaelThe Civil Service Management Code sets out the requirements for civil servants declaring any conflicts of interest.
Arrangements in Defra for declaring conflicts of interest are set out in the interim Defra Staff Handbook which is derived from the Civil Service Management Code. Officials are required to inform Human Resources, via their line manager, of any conflicts of interest. Details are recorded centrally within Human Resources.