civil service

civil service
n.
The professional staff and workers of a government.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


civil service
in the constitutional law of the UK, servants of the Crown who are permanent and do not change with a political change of government. There is no definition of a Crown servant. A subordinate who is employed by a civil servant is a servant of the Crown and not of the person employing him. Recruitment and examination, for many the insignia of a mature and independent civil service, have for over one hundred years been carried out by the Civil Service Commission, a body established not by statute but by Order in Council. Independence is supported by having pay decided by the Civil Service National Whitley Council. In Council of Civil Service Unions v . Minister for the Civil Service [1985] AC 374, the House of Lords considered the right of certain civil servants to be members of a trade union, but the House of Lords did not disturb an Order in Council that withdrew the right of membership on the basis of national security. Civil servants have no special constitutional status separate from the minister they serve and have no right to reveal confidential information in the public interest, an issue discussed in relation to official secrets. There is a sliding scale of permission to take part in politics, the higher the official, the lesser the activity permitted.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


civil service
The designation given to government employment for which a person qualifies on the basis of merit rather than political patronage or personal favor.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


civil service
The designation given to government employment for which a person qualifies on the basis of merit rather than political patronage or personal favor.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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