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". |
