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Ministerial Code

A Code Of Conduct And Guidance On Procedures For Ministers

Cabinet Office (July 2001)

Table of Contents

Foreward by the Prime Minister

  1. Ministers of the Crown
  2. Ministers and the Government
  3. Ministers and Parliament
  4. Ministers and their Departments
  5. Ministers and Civil Servants
  6. Ministers' Constituency and Party Interests
  7. Ministers' Visits
  8. Ministers and the Presentation of Policy
  9. Ministers' Private Interests
  10. Ministerial Pensions

Annex: The Seven Principles of Public Life

For paper copies of the Ministerial Code, or for queries, please contact:

The Propriety and Ethics Team
Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall
London SW1A 2AS

Tel +44 (0)20 7276 2452