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Practitioner guidance on the 2026/27 Senior Civil Service Pay Framework
Rules and guidance concerning appointments after leaving Crown service, including civil servants, special advisers, armed forces and diplomats.
Honours can be taken away from people who have done something to damage the honours system’s reputation. Taking an honour away is called ‘forfeiture’.
These documents are intended to provide technical guidance and help with interpretation and understanding of the Procurement Act 2023
Information about how to upload data to the National Fraud Initiative (NFI) and how to format the data correctly to avoid issues.
Information for public authorities, businesses and other organisations on public procurement policy.
This Procurement Policy Note (PPN) [and guidance / documents] is now out of date
This guide sets out the core (mandatory) datasets for public-sector bodies to provide to the National Fraud Initiative (NFI).
Crown Proceedings Act 1947: list of authorised government departments
How to produce communications that include, accurately portray, and are accessible to disabled people.
The Explanatory Memorandum template can be downloaded from this page. Guidance is provided on the completion of the Explanatory Memorandum template.
The Guaranteed Interview scheme was replaced by the Disability Confident scheme in November 2016.
Guidance for members of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel (OPC) who are drafting bills to be considered in Parliament.
A guide for UK Government civil servants explaining devolution and how to take account of devolution to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland when working on policies and managing services.
Prototype test ideas to gather user feedback, identify risks and update your theory of change.
How responders can reduce the risk of communications disruption during emergencies by using ResilienceDirect, HITS and Telecoms Sub-Groups.
Guidance on maintaining security for List X contractors.
Guidance for departments on integrated assurance and approval plans and integrated assurance strategies.
Cabinet and Cabinet Committees are groups of ministers that can take collective decisions that are binding across government.
UK Government Functional Standard for Property is one of a suite of standards setting expectations for the management of corporate functions across government.
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