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QUESTION 12
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20 marks

There is increasing concern to develop effective civil-service ethics, codes of conduct, transparency measures, integrity systems and anti-corruption agencies. Focus is needed on anticipating threats to ethical standards, strengthening ethical competence of civil servants, and developing administrative processes that promote ethics and integrity. Suggest institutional measures to address these three areas.

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What the examiner wants

Suggest: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “There is increasing concern to develop effective civil-service ethics, codes of conduct, transparency measures, integrity systems and anti-corruption agencies. Focus is needed on anticipating threats to ethical standards, strengthening ethical competence of c…” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Institutionalising Civil Service Ethics.

SuggestAnswer exactly what the question asks.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1Map the stakeholders, facts, competing obligations and the ethical/public-interest conflict embedded in the case≈65 words
  2. 2Answer each explicit sub-question in the case and compare feasible options using legality, consequences, rights, fairness and integrity≈65 words
  3. 3Choose and justify an implementable course of action, including safeguards, accountability and follow-through≈65 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Key facts and stakeholdersEthical/legal issuesRealistic options with consequencesReasoned choiceImplementation safeguards and accountability

Where marks usually go

  • Writing generally about Institutionalising Civil Service Ethics without directly resolving: “There is increasing concern to develop effective civil-service ethics, codes of conduct, transparency measures, integrity systems and anti-corruption agencies.”
  • Under-developing the second scoring limb: “Focus is needed on anticipating threats to ethical standards, strengthening ethical competence of civil servants, and developing administrative processes that promote ethics…”

Value addition

  • Stakeholder map + options-versus-values decision matrix
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

Official source anchors

These are authoritative sources selected for this exact PYQ. Where a card is an official-domain anchor rather than a fact-level citation, verify the precise provision, definition or data point on the linked source before using it.