Civil Serf suspended for alleged breach of Civil Service Code
The Civil Service Code is deemed to be a legally binding contract between employer and employee.
"6. You must not:
misuse your official position, for example by using
information acquired in the course of your official duties
to further your private interests or those of others;".
"The government is planning to issue guidelines on how civil servants use social networking sites and blogs".
"A DWP spokeswoman refused to confirm whether the blogger had been identified, saying: "All civil servants have to follow the civil service code"".
Whitehall crackdown on bloggers and social networks after Civil Serf
"Sir Gus O’Donnell, the Cabinet Secretary, is to set out new guidance to civil servants to cover blogging and online social networks following the demise of the “Civil Serf” blogger, The Times has learnt".
Whitehall gag after Serf's blog rebellion
"Ministers have been accused of "gagging" civil servants after a junior official was threatened with punishment over her internet blog about Whitehall".
"The 33-year-old woman, known as the Civil Serf, faces a reprimand and even possible dismissal from the Department of Work and Pensions...Two possible culprits have now been identified and the Serf could be disciplined on Tuesday".
A mixture of law, politics, autobiography and humour. Once described as "The Devilish Advocate" (Guardian), I do have the ability to provoke a response. Sometimes it comes from someone who uses a thought process, and sometimes from jerks usually associated with the knee.
This is border line. If there is a block on information being leaked to the public that is classified, then I can agree with the action.
ReplyDeleteBut, if the information is in the interest of the public then o.k.
When politics is rolling around in the mud, its no surprise they dont want any information, either true or only opinions to be stopped.
Doesnt send out a good message though.
We know after eleven years what the government are like. I dont think a blogger is telling us anything we dont know. So whats the harm?