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Seeking approval

If you intend seeking selection as a Prospective Parliamentary Candidate (PPC), you should first approach your line manager to seek written approval. Your line manager will inform the HR Helpline and the Ethics Officer.

You should also inform your line manager as soon as you are selected as a PPC.

 

Sensitive issues

Following your selection, you should discuss with your manager whether there are any FSA related issues on which, in your capacity as a PPC, it would either be inappropriate for you to comment or you would be expected to follow an agreed line. The FSA reserves the right to move you to other work if, in its opinion, there is a conflict of interest between your FSA and your PPC work.

 

Time off for PPC commitments

You will not be granted additional time off for constituency work between elections. Time off for constituency commitments should be taken from your normal holiday allowance.

You will be granted up to 20 days additional unpaid leave to fight an election campaign in which you are a candidate for election (general, European Parliament or by-election).

 

If you are elected

If you are elected, you will be expected to resign with effect from the day following the announcement of the result.

 

If you are not elected

If you are not elected, you will be expected to return to work at the end of your agreed leave of absence.

 

Partners and family members of PPCs

If you are the partner or a family member of a PPC, any time off required to help fight an election campaign should be taken from your annual leave allowance.

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