Civil Service Code
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The Civil Service Code is the set of ethical standards and professional principles that govern the conduct and responsibilities of members of the UK Home Civil Service.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Civil Service Code canonical | 10 |
| UK Civil Service Code | 2 |
| Civil Service Management Code | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T826671 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Civil Service Code Context triple: [Home Civil Service, hasCode, Civil Service Code]
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A.
Home Civil Service
The Home Civil Service is the permanent, politically neutral body of officials who support the UK government in developing and implementing policy and delivering public services.
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B.
Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service
The Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service was a 1933 Nazi statute that purged Jews and political opponents from Germany’s civil service, marking an early legal step in the regime’s systematic persecution and exclusion policies.
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C.
Civil Servants Act of Pakistan
The Civil Servants Act of Pakistan is a key law that governs the appointment, terms of service, rights, and responsibilities of members of Pakistan’s civil bureaucracy.
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D.
United States Civil Service
The United States Civil Service is the professional, merit-based workforce of the U.S. federal government responsible for implementing laws, policies, and public programs across its various departments and agencies.
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E.
Civil Service Tribunal
The Civil Service Tribunal was a specialized judicial body of the European Union responsible for resolving disputes between the EU and its civil servants and staff.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Civil Service Code Target entity description: The Civil Service Code is the set of ethical standards and professional principles that govern the conduct and responsibilities of members of the UK Home Civil Service.
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A.
Home Civil Service
The Home Civil Service is the permanent, politically neutral body of officials who support the UK government in developing and implementing policy and delivering public services.
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B.
Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service
The Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service was a 1933 Nazi statute that purged Jews and political opponents from Germany’s civil service, marking an early legal step in the regime’s systematic persecution and exclusion policies.
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C.
Civil Servants Act of Pakistan
The Civil Servants Act of Pakistan is a key law that governs the appointment, terms of service, rights, and responsibilities of members of Pakistan’s civil bureaucracy.
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D.
United States Civil Service
The United States Civil Service is the professional, merit-based workforce of the U.S. federal government responsible for implementing laws, policies, and public programs across its various departments and agencies.
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E.
Civil Service Tribunal
The Civil Service Tribunal was a specialized judicial body of the European Union responsible for resolving disputes between the EU and its civil servants and staff.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Kingdom government document
ⓘ
code of conduct ⓘ ethical code ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure integrity in public administration
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maintain public confidence in the Civil Service ⓘ protect political impartiality of the Civil Service ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
UK central government departments
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executive agencies ⓘ non-ministerial departments ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
UK Home Civil Service
ⓘ
linked to:
Home Civil Service
civil servants ⓘ |
| approvedBy |
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Prime Minister
|
| basedOn | Civil Service values ⓘ |
| coreValue |
honesty
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impartiality ⓘ integrity ⓘ objectivity ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| defines | core values of the Civil Service ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | Civil Service Commission ⓘ |
| firstIntroduced | 1996 ⓘ |
| governs |
conduct of civil servants
ⓘ
professional behaviour of civil servants ⓘ |
| includesProvisionOn |
conflicts of interest
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political impartiality ⓘ public resources ⓘ use of official information ⓘ whistleblowing ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Cabinet Office ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 ⓘ |
| providesMechanismFor | raising concerns about breaches of the Code ⓘ |
| publishedOnWebsite | GOV.UK ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Civil Service Management Code
ⓘ
Ministerial Code ⓘ
linked to:
Ministerial Code of the United Kingdom
Special Advisers’ Code of Conduct ⓘ |
| requires |
civil servants to act in the public interest
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civil servants to comply with the law ⓘ civil servants to handle information with care ⓘ civil servants to provide honest and impartial advice to ministers ⓘ civil servants to use public money efficiently and effectively ⓘ |
| revised |
2006
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2010 ⓘ 2015 ⓘ |
| setsOut |
duties of civil servants to the government
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duties of civil servants to the public ⓘ standards of behaviour expected of civil servants ⓘ |
| targetAudience | all members of the Home Civil Service ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Civil Service Code Description of subject: The Civil Service Code is the set of ethical standards and professional principles that govern the conduct and responsibilities of members of the UK Home Civil Service.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Civil Service Code
linked to: Civil Service Code
linked to: Civil Service Code