Advisory Committee on Business Appointments

Rules and Guidelines

The Rules for Civil Servants are contained in the Civil Service Management Code: Chapter 4.3, Annex A and Annex B.

• Rules on the acceptance of outside appointments by Crown servants [PDF version 40KB]
• Rules on the acceptance of outside appointments by Crown servants [RTF version 53KB]

The Guidelines for former Ministers follow recommendations made by the Committee on Standards in Public Life, chaired by Lord Nolan, in 1995.

• Guidelines on the acceptance of appointments or employment outside Government by former Ministers of the Crown [PDF version 23KB]