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Election guidance for civil servants published

Published on: 19 March 2021
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LNB News 19/03/2021

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Issue Date: 19 March 2021

Published Date: 19 March 2021

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

Article summary

The Cabinet Office has published election guidance for civil servants. The guidance sets out the need to maintain the political impartiality of the Civil Service and the need to ensure that public resources are not used for party political purposes during this period. The period of sensitivity preceding these elections—often referred to as ‘purdah’—will begin on 15 April 2021.

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