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<p>Members of the public who are dissatisfied with the service provided by the Ministry
of Justice (MoJ) headquarters or its staff (including the Data Protection Officer)
and wish to complain are directed to the complaints procedure on MoJ’s <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/complaints-procedure"
target="_blank">Gov.uk website</a>. MoJ’s Executive Agencies similarly each have a
complaints procedure (on Gov.uk) and complaints by members of the public will be addressed
by each business area in this way. Data is not held centrally on whether any complaints
are related to breaches of the Civil Service Code.</p><p>All civil servants are bound
by the Civil Service Code which sets out the core values; integrity, honesty, objectivity
and impartiality. If staff feel that they or their colleagues have done or been asked
to do something that contravenes these core values, or breaches the Code, they are
encouraged to raise these by following the whistleblowing procedure.</p><p>The Civil
Service Commissioners provide an independent avenue of appeal for staff if they feel
their concern has not been satisfactorily resolved internally, though their legal
powers are limited to only investigating cases brought by Civil Servants.</p><p>The
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman provides an independent and impartial handling
service for complaints of maladministration brought by members of the public that
have not been resolved by the NHS in England and UK government departments. Information
on MoJ complaints handling is included in the Ombudsman’s report for <a href="https://www.ombudsman.org.uk/sites/default/files/PHSO%20Parliamentary%20Statistics%20Report%202016-17_1.pdf"
target="_blank">2016/17</a> and <a href="https://www.ombudsman.org.uk/publications/complaints-about-uk-government-departments-and-agencies-2017-18-0"
target="_blank">2017/18</a>. This is also included in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/722537/MoJ_annual_reports_and_accounts_2017-18__web_.pdf"
target="_blank">MoJ Annual Report & Accounts 2017-18</a>.</p>
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