civil servant
Let an agent handle civil servants by role, grade, recruitment, conduct rules and contact routes, and point citizens to the right public service.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle civil servants by role, grade, recruitment, conduct rules and contact routes, and point citizens to the right public service.
A person employed by a government department or agency to carry out public administration, usually on a permanent, politically neutral basis under civil service rules, as distinct from elected politicians and the armed forces.
What it is for: Delivering government services and policy.
It can be understand civil service roles and grades; find recruitment information; find codes of conduct and impartiality rules; contact the right public service.
Distinguishing features
Employed by the state
Politically impartial
Recruited on merit
Bound by codes of conduct
What it looks like
Staff in public offices, service centres and ministries.
How it is recognised
Grades and job titles by country
Official email domains
Elected officials are not civil servants
Related models
is a kind of - category
works for - employer
follows - rules
is contrasted with - role
In practice
Families and kinds
policy officials
frontline service staff
senior civil servants
diplomats (in some systems)
local government officers (related)
Standards and regulation
National civil service law and codes
Freedom of information law
Failure modes and hazards
Impersonation scams using official titles
Confusing civil servants and politicians
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.civil-servant
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Role What they do.
Roles vary.
Function
Job.
Function
Role.
- What role and grade does this civil servant hold? provenance
- Which department employs them? provenance
Impartiality
Neutrality.
Impartiality
Impartiality.
- What impartiality rules apply to their conduct? provenance
- How do they differ from political advisers? definition
Careers Recruitment.
Recruitment is merit-based.
Apply
Jobs.
Apply
Recruitment.
- Where are civil service jobs advertised officially? provenance
- What eligibility rules apply? provenance
Training
Development.
Training
Training.
- What training schemes exist for new entrants? provenance
- How long do they last? measurement
Citizens Using services.
Citizens need the right route.
Contact
Services.
Contact
Contacting services.
- Which department handles this matter, and how can it be contacted? action
- Is there an online service? provenance
Complaints
Redress.
Complaints
Complaints.
- How can a complaint about a public service be made? action
- Which ombudsman handles escalation? provenance
Safety Scams.
Scammers pose as officials.
Impersonation
Fake officials.
Impersonation
Impersonation.
- Is a caller claiming to be a government official asking for money or data? boundary
- How can it be verified through official channels? action
Information
Freedom of information.
Information
Freedom of information.
- How can information be requested from a public body? action
- Which law applies? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should grades be modelled per country?
- How should recruitment portals be linked?
- How should local government staff be classed?