Reinforce civil service term of service

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Ensure the civil service implements government legislation and policies

The civil service exists to administer government policies and are required to be politically impartial, it should be enforced that civil servants are not there to comment, hinder or obstruct legal government policies especially when it has a majority of public support. Hindering policy as a civil servant should carry a penalty of dismissal and prosecution for obstruction of government duties.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

The Civil Service code already makes it clear that the Civil Service supports the government of the day in developing and implementing its policies, and in delivering public services, and that civil servants must serve the government, whatever its political persuasion, to the best of their ability in a way which maintains political impartiality and is in line with the requirements of this code, no matter what their own political beliefs are.

You can read the full Civil Service code here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-code/the-civil-service-code

We can accept petitions calling for changes to the Civil Service code, but it would need to be clear what changes you want to be made.

Timeline

17 Jun 2022	Petition opened for signatures
22 Jun 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18

Status Rejected

Rejected 22 Jun 2022

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