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Codes of Conduct

The Cabinet Office is responsible for the following codes of conduct for government and the civil service.

• Civil Service Management Code [External website]
  Standards for managers and employees across the Civil Service
• Civil Service Code
  Guidance for civil servants on standards of conduct
• Ministerial Code
  Code of conduct and procedural guidance for Ministers
• Code of Conduct for Special Advisers
  Standards for Special Advisers including terms and conditions
• Election guidance
  Guidance on the conduct of civil servants in the run up to Local and National Elections including the General Elections
• Pay and allowances [External website]
  Details of parliamentary pay and allowances
• Participation Online [External website]
  Principles for civil servants on participation online