Elections
Commons · Question 47764 · Tabled 24 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 1 May 2025
Question
Asked by Sarah Olney
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether benefits advisors are classified as civil servants for the purposes of the regulated period ahead of an election.
Answer
Answered by Abena Oppong-Asare, 1 May 2025
Section 4.4 of the Civil Service Management Code sets out restrictions on civil servants with regard to political activity, including examples of roles that fall into the politically restricted category. This category includes members of the Senior Civil ...