Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 9 October 2026 to Question 20841 on Civil Service Commission, whether the Director of Propriety and Ethics may take account of the Chief Executive's exercise of delegated regulatory functions when determining their annual performance appraisal.

The Civil Service Commission is operationally independent and the exercise of regulatory functions (whether delegated or otherwise) is a matter for the First Civil Service Commissioner and the Commissioners.

The CEO is line managed by the Senior Sponsor with formal input from the First Civil Service Commissioner into their performance objectives and annual appraisals.