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Public Appointments: Political Activities

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 25696 on Public Appointments: Political Activities, whether the Commissioner for Public Appointments has issued guidance on whether declarations of political

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
12 Feb 2025
Target answer date
24 Feb 2025
Answer
24 Feb 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 25696 on Public Appointments: Political Activities, whether the Commissioner for Public Appointments has issued guidance on whether declarations of political

  2. 24 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    The Commissioner for Public Appointments has not issued guidance on the publication of declarations of political activity. As set out in previous answers, rules on political activity by prospective or existing public appointees are already clearly set out...

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