For members of the Senior Civil Service and equivalents, including special advisers of equivalent standing, the Rules continue to apply for two years after the last day of paid Civil Service employment. For below the Senior Civil Service and equivalents, including special advisers of equivalent standing, the Rules continue to apply for one year after leaving the Civil Service, unless, exceptionally, the role has been designated as one where a longer period of up to two years will apply. Key Principles 1. These Rules are designed to uphold the core values in the Civil Service Code: Integrity 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. Honesty You must not be influenced by improper pressures from others or the prospect of personal gain. Objectivity You must take decisions on the merits of the case. Impartiality You must not act in a way that unjustifiably favours or discriminates against particular individuals or interests. 2. It is in the public interest that people with experience of public administration should be able to move into sectors, and that such movement should not be frustrated by unjustified public concern over a particular appointment. It is equally important that when a former civil servant takes up an outside appointment or employment there should be no cause for justified public concern, criticism or misinterpretation. 3. The aim of the is to avoid any reasonable concerns that:
For members of the Senior Civil Service and equivalents, including special advisers of equivalent standing, the Rules continue to apply for two years after the last day of paid Civil Service employment. For below the Senior Civil Service and equivalents, including special advisers of equivalent standing, the Rules continue to apply for one year after leaving the Civil Service, unless, exceptionally, the role has been designated as one where a longer period of up to two years will apply. Key Principles 1. These Rules are designed to uphold the core values in the Civil Service Code: Integrity 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. Honesty You must not be influenced by improper pressures from others or the prospect of personal gain. Objectivity You must take decisions on the merits of the case. Impartiality You must not act in a way that unjustifiably favours or discriminates against particular individuals or interests. 2. It is in the public interest that people with experience of public administration should be able to move into sectors, and that such movement should not be frustrated by unjustified public concern over a particular appointment. It is equally important that when a former civil servant takes up an outside appointment or employment there should be no cause for justified public concern, criticism or misinterpretation. 3. The aim of the is to avoid any reasonable concerns that:
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