Civil Service staff networks to only meet outside working hours and have all events signed off by senior managers

New rules issued to all Civil Service staff networks to ensure they remain impartial and represent the Civil Service.

All events will need to be signed off by a senior civil servant and must take place outside of working hours

New guidance introduces strict controls to crackdown on recent examples of inappropriate events hosted by networks.

New rules have been issued to all Civil Service staff networks to ensure their activities remain within the Civil Service Code.

Civil Service staff networks can support staff in a number of areas and support a productive working environment.

However, Ministers and Civil Service leaders have been concerned by recent reports of inappropriate events being conducted by some networks in the Civil Service.

The new guidance states that all events must no