Department for Education: Disclosure of Information
(asked on 13th July 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to ensure that staff in her Department who are under investigation for alleged misconduct are not named before those allegations are proven.
This question was answered on 21st July 2023
The Department's policies follow the Civil Service Human Resources' wider model discipline policy. This makes clear that disciplinary matters are strictly confidential. This sits alongside a separate Whistleblowing/Raising a Concern Policy in line with the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998.