Guidance and regulation

Guidance on the conduct of civil servants in the pre-election period.

• From: Cabinet Office and 1 others
• Updated: 23 May 2024

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• May 2024 Elections: guidance on conduct for civil servants (HTML)

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• May 2023 Elections: guidance on conduct for civil servants

  On Thursday 4 May 2023, elections will be taking place to a number of…

• May 2022 elections: guidance on conduct for civil servants (HTML)

  On Thursday 5 May 2022, elections will be taking place: to the Northern…

• May 2021 Elections: guidance on conduct

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• General election guidance 2019: guidance for civil servants

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• May 2017 elections: guidance on conduct

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The 'Civil Service code' outlines the Civil Service's core values, and the standards of behaviour expected of all civil servants in upholding these values.

• From: Civil Service
• Updated: 16 March 2015

• The Civil Service code

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The 'Civil Service management code' outlines civil servants' terms and conditions of service for government departments and agencies.

• From: Civil Service
• Updated: 9 November 2016

An outline of the skills and behaviours expected of civil servants. Job vacancies will list whether the post uses this framework, or the Success Profiles.

• From: Civil Service
• Updated: 6 November 2018

How the government classifies information assets to ensure they are appropriately protected.

• From: Cabinet Office
• Updated: 17 July 2023

The government is improving the way it consults by adopting a more proportionate and targeted approach.

• From: Cabinet Office
• Updated: 19 March 2018

This document outlines the Procurement Review Unit’s (PRU) ambitions, and how the new unit will support the Procurement Act 2023.

• From: Government Commercial Function
• Updated: 17 May 2024

How civil servants can improve their capability and skills, including learning and development, the Fast Stream and professional networks.

• From: Civil Service and 2 others
• Updated: 15 September 2014

Guidance for all civil servants on using social media.

• From: Cabinet Office and 1 others
• Updated: 20 October 2014

This guidance for civil servants explains how to remain impartial during the pre-election period.

• From: Cabinet Office and 1 others
• Updated: 30 March 2015

Information on new training and accreditation available for any civil servant who works with contracts or suppliers, even if this is a small part of your role.

• From: Civil Service
• Updated: 24 May 2024

The Commercial Continuous Improvement Assessment Framework is designed to help drive continuous improvement in commercial practices across the public sector.

• From: Government Commercial Function
• Updated: 11 March 2024

Guidance for staff who are transferred to the private sector and those who move to different roles within the public sector.

• From: Civil Service
• Updated: 22 February 2024

These documents provide guidance on managing performance in the Senior Civil Service (SCS).

• From: Civil Service
• Updated: 27 March 2024

Here are the 6 brilliant apprenticeship schemes you can choose from.

• From: Closed organisation: Civil Service Fast Track Apprenticeship
• Updated: 20 February 2017

Standards expected from those on boards of government departments, non-ministerial departments, executive agencies, NDPBs, and national public corporations.

• From: Cabinet Office and 1 others
• Updated: 1 November 2019

The Futures Toolkit provides a set of tools and techniques to help government officials use long-term strategic thinking in policy making.

• From: Cabinet Office and 1 others
• Updated: 16 January 2018

This is a guide for civil servants to develop better policies by incorporating evaluation into the policymaking process.

• From: Evaluation Task Force
• Updated: 17 January 2023

Guidance for sponsor departments, arm's length bodies, review teams and lead reviewers about the Public Bodies Review Programme.

• From: Cabinet Office
• Updated: 25 April 2024

How senior pay and reward packages are approved.

• From: Civil Service and 1 others
• Updated: 31 July 2023