Civil Servants: Media and Public Speaking
(asked on 13th June 2025) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance he has given to civil servants on speaking at press conferences.
This question was answered on 18th June 2025
As per the detailed Government Communication Service (GCS) Propriety & Ethics Guidance, when civil servants are acting as departmental spokespeople they must establish impartiality and neutrality with the news media, and ensure that they deal with all news media even-handedly. GCS also provides training and support to media officers.