Francis Maude questioned on Civil Service impartiality and referendums
6 June 2014
The Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) holds the fifth evidence session of Civil Service impartiality and referendums inquiry on Wednesday 11 June at 9.30am.
- Parliament TV: Civil Service impartiality and referendums
- Inquiry: Civil Service impartiality and referendums
- Public Administration Select Committee
The inquiry aims to consider the dual obligations of civil servants in the Scottish government to their ministers and to the UK Civil Service as a whole and to explore what "impartiality and objectivity" mean in practice for civil servants working on the referendum on independence. It will also scrutinise the leadership of the Civil Service in relation to the referendum on independence.
Witness
9.30 am, Wednesday 11 June, Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
- Rt Hon Francis Maude MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General
Issues to be explored:
- historical and comparative perspectives on the implications of devolution for civil servants in the UK;
- examples of challenges in upholding the principle of civil service impartiality; and
- tensions in the policy advice role of officials in the context of the referendum on Scottish independence
The @CommonsPASC Twitter account will be live tweeting the session, using the hashtag #CSScotland