Guidance

Civil servants and party conferences: guidance

The general principles for civil servants, including special advisers, which apply to party conferences.

• From: Cabinet Office
• Published: 1 September 2012
• Last updated: 3 September 2026
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  1. 3 September 2026

     Updated with 2026 guidance

  2. 8 September 2025

     Updated with 2025 guidance

  3. 3 September 2024

     Added the document: Annual party conferences 2024

  4. 11 September 2023

     dded document: Annual party conferences 2023

  5. 21 September 2022

     Added: Annual party conferences 2022

  6. 3 September 2021

     2021 Guidance

  7. 3 September 2020

     Addition of attachment 'Annual party conferences 2020'.

  8. 11 September 2018

     Added 2018 guidance.

  9. 18 September 2017

     Guidance updated for 2017

  10. 18 August 2014

      Published 2014 party conference guidance.

  11. 24 July 2013

      Updated guidance for 2013

  12. 1 September 2012

      First published.

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Annual party conferences 2026

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Annual party conferences 2025

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Annual party conferences 2024

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Annual party conferences 2023

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Annual party conferences 2022

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Annual party conferences 2021

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Annual party conferences 2020

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Annual party conferences 2019

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Annual party conferences 2018

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Annual party conferences 2017

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The general principles for civil servants, including special advisers, which apply to party conferences.