Cabinet Secretary Proposes Adding 'Curiosity' to Updated Civil Service Code
By
Matthew Feeney
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Summary
Cabinet Secretary Dame Antonia Romeo hints at updating the Civil Service Code to include values like curiosity, alongside traditional values of integrity, impartiality, honesty and objectivity. The article discusses this potential shift in civil service values, set against the backdrop of the Makerfield by-election results and broader public policy attention.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledIntegrity, impartiality, honesty and objectivity run through the stick of rock of the civil service, and rightly so, but would we not also want to have something about being curious and about curiosity?
I think you can invest a lot in that. I am just flying a kite there for the moment.
I am aware that I am facing stiff competition for your attention this morning.
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