People employed by government to advise government and carry out its policies.
What are the three core principles of the civil service?
Impartiality
Anonymity
Permanence
What is impartiality?
They serve the Crown and not a specific government, cannot be part of a political party
What is anonymity?
Should not be identified or associated with specific policies
What is permanence?
stay in their posts when a government leaves office . Are expected to serve governments irrespective of their composition
Recently there have been an increase in the number of political advisers employed by the government and they often come into contact with the work and advice offered by civil servants
