| Heading: |
Government Departments: Ethics |
| Question ID: |
1791391 |
| UIN: |
HL6398 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-01 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4689 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Agnew of Oulton
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Agnew of Oulton
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government how ethical concerns raised by civil servants are escalated (1) within departments, and (2) to the Cabinet Office; and what factors determine when the Propriety and Ethics Team or the Cabinet Secretary are involved. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-11 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4508 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
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| Answering Member handle: |
RuthAnderson
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@RuthAnderson
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| Answer text: |
Concerns regarding the Civil Service, Ministerial or Special Adviser Codes should be escalated via line management chains, and to the Permanent Secretary’s (or Head of Department’s) office where necessary. Concerns can then be escalated to the Cabinet Off... |
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| Answering body ID: |
53 |
| Answering body name: |
Cabinet Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |