Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 119324

Civil Service: Standards

Tabled: 10 March 2026

Answered: 17 March 2026

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any independent oversight will exist where a Minister seeks to set a KPI that an official considers inconsistent with the Civil Service Code.

Answer

Satvir Kaur

The Civil Service Code sets out the steps that should be taken if civil servants believe they are being required to act in a way which conflicts with the Code.