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Guidance on the conduct of civil servants in the pre-election period.
Preface 1. General elections have a number of implications for the work of…
1. On Thursday 2 May 2024, elections will be taking place to a number of…
On Thursday 4 May 2023, elections will be taking place to a number of…
On Thursday 5 May 2022, elections will be taking place: to the Northern…
1. MAY 2021 ELECTIONS: GUIDANCE ON CONDUCT On Thursday 6 May 2021,…
Preface General elections have a number of implications for the work of…
1. On Thursday 4 May 2017, elections will be taking place in a number of…
An outline of the skills and behaviours expected of civil servants. Job vacancies will list whether the post uses this framework, or the Success Profiles.
How the government classifies information assets to ensure they are appropriately protected.
Executive Summary The Government Security Classifications Policy (GSCP)…
The Government Security Classifications Policy (GSCP) sets out the…
What is OFFICIAL classified information? 1. All information that is…
What is SECRET classified information? 1. The SECRET classification tier…
What is TOP SECRET classified information? 1. The TOP SECRET…
1. Remote working is where users work either partially or entirely away…
1. This guidance document provides a set of considerations for Security…
Summary 1. Contracting authorities and their contractors which handle,…
How does the updated system work? 1. The updated GSCP defines the system…
The 'Civil Service code' outlines the Civil Service's core values, and the standards of behaviour expected of all civil servants in upholding these values.
The 'Civil Service management code' outlines civil servants' terms and conditions of service for government departments and agencies.
The government is improving the way it consults by adopting a more proportionate and targeted approach.
Information on new training and accreditation available for any civil servant who works with contracts or suppliers, even if this is a small part of your role.
How civil servants can improve their capability and skills, including learning and development, the Fast Stream and professional networks.
Guidance for staff who are transferred to the private sector and those who move to different roles within the public sector.
The Commercial Continuous Improvement Assessment Framework is designed to help drive continuous improvement in commercial practices across the public sector.
Here are the 6 brilliant apprenticeship schemes you can choose from.
The Futures Toolkit provides a set of tools to help you develop policies and strategies that are robust in the face of an uncertain future.
These documents provide guidance on managing performance in the Senior Civil Service (SCS).
Responsibilities of an IAO in managing the risks to personal information and business critical information held within a department.
This is a guide for civil servants to develop better policies by incorporating evaluation into the policymaking process.
Standards expected from those on boards of government departments, non-ministerial departments, executive agencies, NDPBs, and national public corporations.
The directory of civil service guidance.
How senior pay and reward packages are approved.
Protocol defines principles for the publication of all government social research that is not defined as official or national statistics.
Guidance for all civil servants on using social media.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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