Policies & procedures

Policies & procedures

Human Resource (HR) policies

Our HR policies allow us to be clear with our staff on what is expected of them, what they can expect from us, how policies and procedures work, what is considered acceptable behaviour and the consequences of unacceptable behaviour. 

Our HR policies include:

• Anti fraud and corruption strategy
• Attendance policy and procedure
• Capability procedure
• Disciplinary and dismissal policy and procedure
• Employee guidance for appraisals
• Equal opportunities and race equality scheme
• Fair treatment policy
• Flexible Working - the right to apply
• Grievance policy and procedure
• Health and safety policy
• Induction of staff policy and procedure
• IT code of conduct
• Lone worker policy
• Maternity leave policy and procedure
• Parental and dependant leave policy
• Paternity policy
• Probationary policy and procedure
• Redundancy procedure
• Staff development policy
• Staff expenses guide
• Stress at work policy
• Whistleblowing policy

We also provide information about our pay scales.

Information security and assurance policies

In line with the Cabinet Office’s mandatory minimum measures, we have a number of information security and assurance policies. These set out our responsibilities for safeguarding personal and sensitive information and reinforce that safe and effective information management is essential to good governance.

Our information and security policies include:

• Removing documents and IT containing personal and sensitive data policy
• Protecting personal and sensitive data policy
• Information Risk policy
• The Information Charter
• Records Creation and Maintenance policy
• Records Disposal policy
• Guidance on the reporting of classified and unclassified breaches

All the policies listed above are available by selecting from the drop down menu below or in our publications library.