Government Departments: Political Impartiality

Summary

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has issued recent guidance to Departments on the disclosure of political activity at the same time as the announcement of appointments.

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1. 2 December 2025

   Written question

   To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has issued recent guidance to Departments on the disclosure of political activity at the same time as the announcement of appointments.

   Source: Commons

2. 9 December 2025

   Answer

   For public appointments, the Governance Code on Public Appointments requires that relevant political activity, as defined within the Code, should be publicly disclosed for successful candidates. This is expected to happen at the time that a department or ...

   Source: Written answer

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