Civil Service

This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on the Civil Service. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.

Standard Notes

Date	Description
16.07.2013	Civil servants' and MPs' salaries
	Historically MPs' pay was linked to the salary scales of certain civil service grades. Although this is no longer the case, there is a continued interest in how these rates of pay have moved relative to each other.
20.03.2013	Election 'purdah' or the pre-election period
	The period of time from when an election is announced until after the election is held has been known as 'purdah' but is now more often referred to as the pre-election period. This note examines the guidance that has been issued in the past to civil servants before general and local elections, and to local authorities on their activities during the period before local elections.
13.03.2013	Civil Service statistics
	This note sets out statistics on Civil Service employment.
29.10.2012	Civil Service Pension Scheme
	Provides an overview of the development of the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme and current proposals for reform
07.08.2012	Special advisers
	This Standard Note summarises developments regarding Special Advisers since 2000.

Research Papers

Date	Description
25.02.2010	Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill: Committee stage report
	There were some significant amendments during the Committee Stage of this Bill. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority was given control over setting Members' pay and pensions by amendments to the Parliamentary Standard Act 2009. There is to be a new Compliance Officer to investigate alleged misuse of Members' allowances; amendments would ensure that all MPs and peers would be liable to UK taxes; there would be a referendum on whether to adopt the Alternative Vote by 31 October 2011; and a new requirement on Returning Officers to begin election counts four hours after a general election poll closes.
20.05.2003	Whither the civil service?
	Whither the civil service? . House of Commons Library Research Paper 03/49.

Select Committee Reports

Date	Description
06.07.2011	Pre-appointment hearing for the post of Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman.
	Public Administration Select Committee report [Commons]
06.07.2011	Remuneration of the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman.
	Public Administration Select Committee report [Commons]
16.11.2010	Pre-appointment hearing for the dual post of First Civil Service Commissioner and Commissioner for Public...
	Public Administration Select Committee report [Commons]
26.07.2010	Administration and expenditure of the Chancellor's departments 2008-09.
	Government response. Treasury report [Commons]
31.03.2010	Leaks and Whistleblowing in Whitehall.
	Government response. Cabinet Office; Public Administration Select Committee report [Commons]

Early Day Motions

Date	Description
17.10.2011	PROPOSED REGISTER OF LOBBYISTS
	That this House believes that Adam Werritty breached Civil Service guidance on the conduct of Ministerial meetings for 16 months; notes that Ministers had over 1,500 meetings with corporate ...
05.07.2011	MyCSP
	That this House expresses serious concern over the Government's proposal to impose changes on MyCSP, the public sector organisation that administers Civil Service pension schemes, that ...
10.03.2011	GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN THE ENGLISH REGIONS
	That this House recognises the important work of civil servants based in the Government Offices for the English Regions; regrets the closure of the remaining Government Offices by 31 ...
25.01.2011	INDEPENDENT PARLIAMENTARY STANDARDS AUTHORITY PHONE LINE
	That this House notes that the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) is charged with paying and monitoring hon. Members' expenses; further notes that recent Freedom of ...
06.12.2010	SALARIES OF SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE INDEPENDENT PARLIAMENTARY STANDARDS AUTHORITY
	That this House notes with disapproval that the five members of the senior management team of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) all receive salaries higher than ...

Lords Library Notes

Date	Description
17.01.2011	Debate on 20 January: Constitutional and Parliamentary Effect of Coalition Government
	This Library Note aims to provide background reading for the debate on 20 January 2011: "To call attention to the constitutional and parliamentary effect of Coalition Government".