Elections

(asked on 29th April 2025) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has issued guidance on policing announcements during the pre-election purdah period.


Answered by
Abena Oppong-Asare Portrait
Abena Oppong-Asare
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
This question was answered on 7th May 2025

The Cabinet Office published guidance on conduct for civil servants during the pre-election period on 20 March. The guidance includes advice on government announcements during the pre-election period

The guidance can be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/election-guidance-for-civil-servants

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